Illustrations to Fables & Tales by Gellert, Gleim, Hagedorn, Lichtwer and Pfeffel

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

National Gallery of Art

This is a series of twelve rectangular illustrations in a monochromatic style, resembling etchings or engravings. Each scene is labeled and numbered. The top row features a horse and rider, a man climbing a vine, two figures on a path, two figures under a canopy, and figures near architecture. The bottom row includes a woman in a field, men around a seated person, a crow and a fox, figures near a well, a somber interior, and a figure in the woods. The labels suggest a narrative or moral connection between the scenes, possibly inspired by folktales or fables.