Artwork
Schadow and His Family
Schadow and His Family is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Johann Gottfried Schadow. It dates from 1794 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Schadow and His Family is an etching on laid paper created by Johann Gottfried Schadow in 1794.
Subject & Meaning
The etching depicts a family scene, featuring several figures, and is notable for being a portrait of the artist's own family.
Technique & Style
The work is an example of etching, a printmaking technique where a design is scratched into a metal plate.
Artist & collection
Party with Six Ladies and the Artist
Les Délégués du club central socialiste ont repoussé...
Elegant Couple Lunching in a Country Cottage
La filiacion (The Filiation)
The Coquette
Devant le tableau de M. G. Moreau
The Romancer
Nurse and Children in the Fields
La toilette
The Reading
Two Peasants
C'était un beau cavalier...