Caption

Twelve illustrations of marriage customs among various peoples, print, With caption in German., printmaker: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, Berlin, 1780, paper, etching, height 222 mm x width 388 mm, Prints used for: Gothaischer Hofkalender auf das Jahr 1781, Gotha: CW Ettinger, 1780., Chinese, (civil) marriage ceremonies, Asiatic races and peoples: Turks, Africans, Europeans (with NAME), Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Japanese, A wide sepia-toned engraving showing a series of six framed vertical vignettes side by side, each depicting different groups of people in distinct outdoor or interior scenes; the first vignette shows figures in heavy fur clothing with animals and bare trees under a cloudy sky, the second shows a procession of mounted and foot figures with banners and a distant building, the third depicts an interior with garlanded beams and clothed figures conversing near stairs and a small figure lying on the floor, the fourth shows robed figures gathered around a columned arch and a raised bowl with a small fire, the fifth presents dark-skinned figures clustered outdoors among palm trees and rounded huts with some seated and some standing, and the sixth portrays a columned veranda where partly draped and nude figures stand and converse beneath a beamed ceiling; fine etched lines, crosshatching, and a uniform pale margin surround each vignette.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A83_461

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Keywords

Twelve illustrations marriage customs various peoples print caption German printmaker Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki Berlin 1780 paper etching height 222 mm x width 388 mm Prints Gothaischer Hofkalender auf das Jahr 1781 Gotha CW Ettinger Chinese civil marriage ceremonies Asiatic races peoples Turks Africans Europeans Name Hinduism Buddhism Jainism Japanese wide sepia-toned engraving showing series six framed vertical vignettes side side depicting different groups people distinct outdoor interior scenes first vignette figures heavy fur clothing animals bare trees under cloudy sky second procession mounted foot figures banners distant building third depicts interior garlanded beams clothed figures conversing near stairs small figure lying floor fourth robed figures gathered columned arch raised bowl small fire fifth presents dark-skinned figures clustered outdoors palm trees rounded huts seated standing sixth portrays columned veranda partly draped nude figures stand converse beneath beamed ceiling fine etched lines crosshatching uniform pale margin surround vignette