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An illustration portrays a nude Black man holding a torch and a sword, with a figure wearing a black robe and a figure wearing a white robe standing behind him.

An illustration portrays a nude Black man holding a torch and a sword, with a figure wearing a black robe and a figure wearing a white robe standing behind him. The man in the white robe holds a knife in one hand and holds another torch up to the one in the Black man’s hand. The man in the black robe holds the other arm of the Black man, a branch in his other hand, and has smoke covering the top half of his face. In the background, figures run away or lay on the ground

Identification and Creation

Object Number
TL42422.2
People
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, German (Danzig, Poland 1726 - 1801 Berlin, Germany)
Title
Begebenheiten der neueren Zeitgeschichte, in Göttinger Taschen-Calender für das Jahr 1793 (Events of Contemporary History, in Göttingen Pocket-Calendar for the Year 1793)
Classification
Books
Work Type
book
Date
1793
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/374716

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bound book
Dimensions
overall: 10.4 × 6.3 × 1.8 cm (4 1/8 × 2 1/2 × 11/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard University, Houghton Library, Gift of Philip Hofer.
Object Number
TL42422.2
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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