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Six etchings portray groups of figures in different outdoor scenes, with three of the images upside-down.

Six etchings are grouped together on a page. The bottom three scenes show a woman being attacked by a lion, a carriage on a road, and a woman standing with light shining behind her. The top three scenes show men joining hands, figures sitting upon clouds, and a woman standing over a lion and two other figures.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
TL42416.2
People
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, German (Danzig, Poland 1726 - 1801 Berlin, Germany)
Title
Affairs of State, 1770-1780
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1791
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/371409

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Uncut sheet of 6 etchings
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 22.8 × 20.2 cm (9 × 7 15/16 in.)
frame: 39.4 × 34.3 cm (15 1/2 × 13 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Dr. Dieter Erich Meyer, 1976
Object Number
TL42416.2
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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