Twee voorstellingen uit Clarissa van Samuel Richardson 1796

"Twee voorstellingen uit Clarissa van Samuel Richardson" is a pair of etchings by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, created in 1796. The work depicts two scenes from Samuel Richardson’s novel *Clarissa*, a popular epistolary novel of the 18th century. Chodowiecki was a German artist known for his illustrations for books and for his depiction of everyday life in his drawings. The two scenes are both dramatic and depict the story of Clarissa Harlowe, a young woman who is forced into an unwanted marriage by her family. The first scene shows Clarissa being attacked by her captors, while the second scene shows her lying in a coffin, already dead. These scenes are presented in a realistic and moving way, capturing the emotion of the story. The artwork is currently housed in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.