Portret van Georg Joachim Zollikofer
Medium
etching
Dimensions
93; 118
About this artwork
De tweede staat van deze prent is gebruikt in: Lavater, Johann Kaspar. Physiognomische Fragmente zur Beförderung der Menschenkenntniß und Menschenliebe. Leipzig en Winterthur: erven Weidmann en Reich en Heinrich Steiner en Compagnie, 1775-1778. De prentmaker vervaardigde dit portret op basis van een tekening van een onbekende kunstenaar.
Art Historical Context
**Portret van Georg Joachimollikofer** is a delicate etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodcki, a prolific 18th-century German engraver renowned for his intricate book illustrations during the Enlightenment. Created in1775, this intimate portrait measures just 118 mm high by 93 mm wide, capturing likeness of Georg Joachim Zollfer, a notable Swiss theologian and poet. Chodowiecki based the work on a drawing by an artist, showcasing his skill in translating sketches into precise, expressive prints that brought historical figures to life for wide audiences. The second state of this etching holds partic...
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...