Medische dwaasheid
Medium
etching
Dimensions
62; 100
About this artwork
ets; proefdruk
Art Historical Context
Daniel Nikolaus Chodcki, a prolific German engraver and illustrator active in Berlin during the Enlightenment, created *Medische dwaasheid ("Medical Folly") 1782. This etching, measuring just mm high by 62 wide, exemplifies Chodowiecki's mastery of small-scale prints that captured everyday life with sharp wit and moral insight. As a proof print (*proefdruk*), it represents an early trial impression, allowing the artist to refine details before the final edition— a common practice in 18th-century printmaking that highlights etching's precision and reproducibility. The title suggests a satirica...
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...