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Johann Elias Ridinger
Group of Four Mezzotint Hunting Plates.

1750

$13,909.70
£10,000
€11,924.66
CA$19,277.88
A$19,367.12
CHF 11,171.13
MX$235,688.16
NOK 129,768.26
SEK 131,635.88
DKK 89,143.82

About the Item

4 mezzotint engravings by and after Ridinger (c.55 x 43 cm.) with margins on all sides. [Published: Augsburg, 1750]. 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.
  • Creator:
    Johann Elias Ridinger (1698 - 1767, German)
  • Creation Year:
    1750
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 26.97 in (68.5 cm)Width: 23.04 in (58.5 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
    1750-1759
  • Condition:
    Framed and Glazed. Sheet Size:.55 x 43 cm cm. Overall Dimensions: 68.5 by 58.5 cm.
  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 994091stDibs: LU141926976702

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