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Wercke der Finsternis / D Chodowiecki del & sc 1781.

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Wercke der Finsternis / D Chodowiecki del & sc 1781.

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Print shows publisher Johann Thomas von Trattner as a highway man with two cohorts holding up publisher Friedrich Nicolai; von Trattner has a hold on Nicolai's collar, as his helpers, standing at the opening of a cave, cut Nicolai's coat in half. Fleeing to the left, with two other men, is publisher Philipp E. Reich. Justice appears asleep in the foreground, sword and scales at her side. A small bat-like supernatural creature is flying overhead with another bat; it has the appearance of Gerhard van Swieten.

Der Beytrag zur Geschichte des Buchhandels in Deutschland. Allegorisch vorgestellt zum besten, auch zur Warnung aller ehrliebenden Buchhændler.
Engelmann, 394 (B830)

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01/01/1781
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Chodowiecki, Daniel, 1726-1801, artist
Chodowiecki, Daniel, 1726-1801, engraver
Himburg, Christian Friedrich, publisher
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Library of Congress
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