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Fan leaf with allegory showing a bust of Friedrich Wilhelm II being crowned by Fame

1787
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Fan leaf with allegory showing a bust of Friedrich Wilhelm II being crowned by Fame
  • Artist: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (German, Danzig 1726–1801 Berlin)
  • Date: 1787
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: 20 7/8 × 13 in. (53 × 33 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture, Fans
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1938
  • Object Number: 38.91.65
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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