Medaillon met een adelaar by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Medaillon met een adelaar 1772

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light pencil work

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pencil sketch

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old engraving style

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personal sketchbook

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ink drawing experimentation

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pen-ink sketch

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ink colored

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sketchbook drawing

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watercolour illustration

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sketchbook art

This 1772 etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki features a circular medallion with an eagle soaring toward the stars. The Latin inscription around the medallion, "Cognata ad sidera tendit" (born to reach for the stars), suggests an ambition for greatness and a yearning for the heavens. The detailed engraving of the eagle and the stylized plant motifs surrounding the medallion reflects Chodowiecki's mastery of Rococo decorative art. The artwork, currently housed in the Rijksmuseum, is an excellent example of Chodowiecki's prolific career as a printmaker and illustrator.

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