Art Institute of Chicago
The Improvement of Morals
Daniel Nikolaus ChodowieckiLinkedCulture matchlcp-b5f74448b389
- Date
- 1786
- Medium
- Etching and engraving on ivory laid paper
- Culture
- Germany
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 80339
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
This plate satirizes the efforts of Merlino, an inferior Berlin engraver who drew attention to bizarre current events through his weekly publications. At the center, a scaffold holds thirteen images. To the right, a street musician performs before a crowd, while on the left a hot-air baloon goes up in flames. In the background are caricatures and depictions of crimes.
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- Anonymous gift
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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