Werther kijkt hoe Lotte en Malchen water drinken tijdens hun tocht naar Wahlheim 1787

This etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, created in 1787, depicts a scene from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's novel "The Sorrows of Young Werther." The artwork shows the title character Werther watching Lotte and her friend Malchen drink water during a trip to Wahlheim. The composition is simple, focusing on the three figures and their surroundings, with a strong sense of melancholy and unrequited love, reflecting the themes of the novel. This small-scale etching, measuring just 173 mm in height and 104 mm in width, is now part of the collection at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.