Identification title(s): major von tellheim and graf von bruchsall become friends. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-13. 455. Catalog reference: bauer 64. Engelmann 51-1(2). Note: the number refers to the series. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: fifth act, thirteenth scene from the play minna von barnhelm. Numbered bottom right: 12. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: daniel nikolaus chodowiecki, after own design by: daniel nikolaus chodowiecki. Place of manufacture: berlin. Dating: 1769. Physical features: etching. Material: paper technique: etching. Dimensions: sheet: h 120 mm (cut off within the plate edge) × w 59 mm (cut off within the plate edge) explanation this print is part of a series of twelve scenes that illustrate the play 'minna von barnhelm' by gotthold ephraim lessing (first performance 1767). Chodowiecki printed the play twice, one with captions in french and one with captions in german. In both series the scenes were etched on a plate. This print is part of the french series, used as a book illustration in: 'almanac genealogique pour l'an 1770'. Topic: what: literary characters and objects. Who. Gotthold ephraim lessing. Acquisition: unknown 2006. Date: 1769.
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