# Hungarian Rat Poison

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## Artwork

- Artist: [DIETRICH, Christian Wilhelm Ernst](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/dietrich-christian-wilhelm-ernst-r6759a1a02aef0c>)
- Date: 1701-1750
- Technique: Engraving

## Commentary

In the second half of the eighteenth century, a cult for the exotic &#34;Eastern world&#34; emerged in Central Europe, an inspiration for this was found in the works of Rembrandt and his circle. Figures from Old Testament scenes and from tronies \(studies of different characters or facial expressions\), along with their oriental-style or otherwise unusual dress, appear in the works of German artists, among them Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich.

## Related artworks

- [Comedic Performance in a Park Setting](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/dietrich-christian-wilhelm-ernst-r6759a1a02aef0c/comedic-performance-in-a-park-setting-r1766af8bb0356a>)
- [Holy Family in a Carpenter&#39;s Shop](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/dietrich-christian-wilhelm-ernst-r6759a1a02aef0c/holy-family-in-a-carpenters-shop-r1a97ffa0a9514e>)
- [Italianate Landscape](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/dietrich-christian-wilhelm-ernst-r6759a1a02aef0c/italianate-landscape-rdc38226c355e4b>)
- [Man in Oriental Costume](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/dietrich-christian-wilhelm-ernst-r6759a1a02aef0c/man-in-oriental-costume-rdcd481116d041b>)
- [The Sacrifice of Isaac](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/dietrich-christian-wilhelm-ernst-r6759a1a02aef0c/the-sacrifice-of-isaac-r018a35f537b21b>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)