Yorick overdenkt het leven terwijl hij zijn bagage rond rolt 1783
danielnikolauschodowiecki
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pencil drawn
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aged paper
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toned paper
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light pencil work
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pencil sketch
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old engraving style
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sketch book
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personal sketchbook
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sketchbook drawing
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pencil work
This 1783 etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, titled "Yorick overdenkt het leven terwijl hij zijn bagage rond rolt" depicts a man named Yorick, who is a character from Laurence Sterne's novel *The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman*, contemplating life while rolling his luggage around. The piece, part of a series of etchings by Chodowiecki, highlights the artist's talent for depicting the everyday musings of a person. The artwork is now housed in the Rijksmuseum.
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