Group of four mezzotint hunting plates.
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Description
RIDINGER, Johann Elias.
Group of four mezzotint hunting plates.
Augsberg, n.d. circa 1750.
4 mezzotint engravings by and after Ridinger (c.55 x 43 cm.), margins on all sides.
A fine group showing 2 male and 2 female hunters along with the spoils of the chase. Each plate titled beneath image with lines of appropriate verse in German and Latin.
Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1767) was a German painter and engraver who studied at Ulm before establishing himself in Augsburg where he soon made a great reputation for animal paintings. He became the official painter for several great nobles, aficionados of the hunt. As here he represented animals accurately in the midst of well-worked landscapes.
Framed and glazed, overall size: 68.5 cm by 58.5 cm. by 5cm. -
More Information
Documentation: Ample Provenance Origin: Germany Period: 18th Century Materials: Mezzotint engravings on paper Condition: Good. Good Creation Date: 1750 Styles / Movements: Old Master, Other Book References: Not listed in Schwerdt. Thienemann, Leben und Wirken des ... Johann Elias Ridinger, 1856, 1106-1109. Dealer Reference #: 99409 Incollect Reference #: 500319 -
Dimensions
W. 16.93 in; H. 21.65 in; W. 43 cm; H. 55 cm;
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