Yorick en de dame worden in hun gesprek onderbroken door een Fransman 1783

This etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, titled “Yorick en de dame worden in hun gesprek onderbroken door een Fransman,” depicts two scenes, likely from a series, that represent the popular novel *The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman* by Laurence Sterne. The left scene shows a man and woman in a conversation that is interrupted by a man in a coat, while the right scene shows a man standing in a cemetery. The etching, created in 1783, was likely intended for a wide audience, as the novel was extremely popular at the time. The etching’s style is characteristic of Chodowiecki’s, employing fine lines and subtle shading in a naturalistic, detailed manner, which was typical of the Rococo era in which he worked.