Wercke der Finsternis / D Chodowiecki del & sc 1781.
Summary
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)
Tags
Date
01/01/1781
Contributors
Chodowiecki, Daniel, 1726-1801, artist
Chodowiecki, Daniel, 1726-1801, engraver
Himburg, Christian Friedrich, publisher
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.