Pastor Gros bij de moeder van Julchen
Medium
etching
Dimensions
110; 66
About this artwork
height 110 mm x width 66 mm
Art Historical Context
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (1726–1801), a prolific-German artist and director of the Berlin Academy Arts, was renowned for his delicate etchings that captured the nuances of 18th-century life. In *Pastor Gros bij de moeder Julchen* (1776), this master illustrator presents a intimate domestic scene through the medium of etching—a technique he perfected for its precision in rendering fine lines, textures, and expressive faces. Measuring just 110 mm high by 66 mm wide, the print's small scale made it ideal for book illustrations, allowing widespread dissemination during the Enlightenment era. T...
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...