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Daniel Niklaus Chodowiecki, a Poland|Polish-German
painter, was born in Gdańsk (German
language|German: Danzig), on October 16, 1726.
Daniel Chodowiecki was offered an artistic
education with the painter Haid in Augsburg. Soon
he was able to earn a living by painting. He was
admitted to the Berlin Academy in 1764. He had
found his true calling and became the most famous
German graphic artist of his time. His works
include several thousand drawings and paintings.
He illustrated nearly all of the great classics.
His drawings represent in great detail the life of
the burghers during the Zopfstil period, a time
between Rococo and the upcoming Classicism. In
1797 Chodowiecki was appointed director of the
Academy of Arts in Berlin, where he died on
February 7, 1801. He also painted many portraits
of Polish gentry and was interested in Huguenot
and Polish history as well, creating few paintings
on the topic.