← Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus

The Voyage to Paris
Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus · German
1798
- Medium
- etching
- Classification
- Period
- 1776 to 1800
- Image size
- 2936 × 4363px
Description
There is a drawing of an interior scene. The scene features a group of chairs and a framed image. The room is dimly lit, with tall-backed chairs on a tiled floor and framed pictures on the walls. There is a rectangular table or pedestal in the center. Light from an unseen source illuminates part of the room, possibly from a window. Fine lines and crosshatching are used for shading and texture, creating depth and perspective in the drawing.
Rights & Source
Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).