Medaillon met portret van Kasimire von Lippe-Detmold

About this artwork

Prent gebruikt voor: Chapon, Gottlob Friedrich Wilhelm. Leben und letzte Stunden der weiland Durchlauchtigsten Fürstinn Casimire (...). Lemgo: Meyersche Hofbuchhandlung, 1780.

Art Historical Context

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowie, a prolific German engraver and illustrator of the late 18th century, captures the dignified likeness of Princess Casimire Lippe-Detmold in this intimate etching from 1780. Rendered in a compact medallion format (55mm × 70mm), the portrait exemplifies Chodowiecki's of Rococo portraiture, blending delicate line work with expressive detail to convey nobility and poise. As a leading figure in book illustration, Chodowie produced thousands of etchings that brought historical and moral narratives to life for a wide audience. This print served as a frontispiece for Gottlob ...

About the Artist

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki · 1726–1801

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (1726–1801) was a German painter and printmaker of Polish-Huguenot descent who became the most celebrated graphic artist in 18th-century Germany. Born in Danzig (now Gdańsk), he created approximately 2,000 etchings that serve as an invaluable visual record of German bourgeois life during the Enlightenment. Largely self-taught, Chodowiecki moved to Berlin in 1743 and ach...