Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
The Brain of a Painter

The Brain of a Painter

Public Domain

ArtistGerman, 1726–1801
CultureGerman
Titles
  • The Brain of a Painter
  • Das Gehirn eines Kunstlers
Date1792
MediumEtching on laid paper
Dimensions45 × 85 mm
 Plate or block: 1 3/4 × 3 3/8 in. (4.4 × 8.6 cm)
 Sheet: 4 1/2 × 5 11/16 in. (11.4 × 14.4 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2000.19
Not on view

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Department
Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation
Object Type
Provenance[C. G. Boerner, New York]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 2000.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscriptions: above image: La Cervelle d'un peintre; lower center (in reverse): D. Chki 1792


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