The Poor Man and His Child | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: R10166
People: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, German (Danzig, Poland 1726 - 1801 Berlin, Germany)
Title: The Poor Man and His Child
Other Titles: Original Language Title: Le pauvre homme et son enfant
Series/Book Title: Scenes from the Fables of Gellert and Gleim
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1792
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Germany
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/245868

Physical Descriptions

Technique: Etching
Dimensions: Image: 5 × 3.5 cm (1 15/16 × 1 3/8 in.)
Sheet: 7 × 4 cm (2 3/4 × 1 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister.
Belinda Lull Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892. sister of John Witt Randall

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: E. 680

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number: R10166
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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