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Engraved sheet of six framed scenes with figures, a donkey, a curtain and a seated man at a desk, printed in black ink on cream paper.

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An engraved sheet divided into six framed scenes: figures in a hunting or chase, a crowd walking, a curtain on a stage, a bent woman with a dog, a seated man at a desk, and a donkey with a figure. Fine line engraving on cream paper, with German captions above and below each scene.

Artist
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (mentioned on object)
Date
1780
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
1552 × 2312 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1780.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Página de El elogio de la locura, con seis escenas

Una hoja grabada dividida en seis escenas enmarcadas: figuras en una cacería o persecución, un grupo caminando, una cortina de escenario, una mujer inclinada con un perro, un hombre sentado ante un escritorio y un burro con una figura. Grabado a línea sobre papel crema, con leyendas en alemán.

Português: Página de O Elogio da Loucura, com seis cenas

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