About this artwork
This plate satirizes the efforts of Merlino, an inferior Berlin engraver who drew attention to bizarre current events through his weekly publications. At the center, a scaffold holds thirteen images. To the right, a street musician performs before a crowd, while on the left a hot-air baloon goes up in flames. In the background are caricatures and depictions of crimes.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
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Title
- The Improvement of Morals
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Place
- Germany (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- Made 1786
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Medium
- Etching and engraving on ivory laid paper
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Dimensions
- Plate: 21.2 × 33.5 cm (8 3/8 × 13 1/4 in.); Sheet: 22 × 34.5 cm (8 11/16 × 13 5/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Anonymous gift
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Reference Number
- 1920.2677
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/80339/manifest.json
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