Artwork
A Welcome Guest
A Welcome Guest is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki. It dates from 1784 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
A Welcome Guest is an etching created by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki in 1784. The work showcases Chodowiecki's skill as a printmaker and his involvement in 18th-century German art institutions.
Subject & Meaning
The etching depicts a crowded room where people gather around a table, engaged in conversation and activity. The scene is characterized by a sense of order and liveliness, with figures dressed in period attire.
Technique & Style
Chodowiecki's use of shading creates a sense of depth, while detailed renderings of faces and hands convey a sense of animation among the figures.
Artist & collection
Artist
Daniel Niklaus Chodowiecki (16 October 1726 – 7 February 1801) was a German painter and printmaker of Huguenot and Polish ancestry, who is most famous as an etcher.
Village Wedding
A Harlot's Progress: pl.4
A Harlot's Progress: pl.6
Den Stundesløse, I akt, 6. scene
Peasants' Wedding
The Dance in the Inn
lo levò in aria gridando, ecco il pane della providenza (I Held It Aloft and Cried, "Behold the Bread of Divine Providence!")
The Harlot's Progress
Pernilles korte Frøkenstand, III akt, 7. scene
Den Stundesløse, I akt, 6. scene
Peasants' Wedding
A Welcome Guest