Reinhart, Johann Christian (Hof 1761 – Rome 1847). The Landscape with the Hunter and the Two Hounds. On dominating tree-covered rock plateau from which the vista leads far into the country. Etching. Inscribed left below of the subject: C Reinhart Romæ 1815. 20.3 x 27.1 cm.

Andresen-Feuchtmayer 128, II (of III); Feuchtmayer ills. 431; Nagler 50. – Closing plate of the 6-sheet set of landscapes dated in the lower margin with 1805, 1810 + 1815, “one of which with the legend of Saint Hubert” (Nagler 50-55; Weigel, Art Stock Cat., IV [1837], 5327 [impressions on toned paper]).

Very fine impression with 3-7 mm margin on three sides – lower left just below of the platemark – on toned vélin with small collector’s mark at the back (not in Lugt). – Feeble brown spots at the back not showing through to the subject, a feeble waterstreak on the right margin here quite minimally perceptible.

“ R.s early development in Germany, auspiciously directed by Klengel, fully developed in Meiningen, shows an

enormous  freshness  and  freedom  of  perception  of  nature ,

especially in drawing and etching. Here he belongs to the most important discoverers of the intimate, closely seen landscape, to the liberators of a new real vision from the fetters of Dutch tradition in Germany. This refreshing originality of observation still lasts in the first Roman time … indeed only there his liveliest animal etchings were created which place him at the side of the revivers of animal depiction … and point far into the 19^th century. Also his early pastoral scenes in Rome with their beautiful fusion of naturalism and bold spaciousness are aglow with the powerful experience of nature at Meiningen … ”

“ A great lover of the hunt he liked to furnish his landscapes with animals … ”

(Thieme-Becker XXVIII [1934], p. 126, and Muther in Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie [XXVIII, 1889, p. 75]) resp.
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