Instructive Representation of Partridge Catching
Ridinger, Johann Elias (Ulm 1698 – Augsburg 1767). How the Partridges are catched with the Net. Two hunters draw the large-sized net over the flock of partridges the pointer stands at while a third one takes off his jacket to through it over the bag that none escapes. On the bar behind a predatory bird. Etching + engraving by Martin Elias Ridinger (1731 Augsburg 1780). (1750.) Inscribed: Joh. El. Ridinger inv. et del. / Mart. El. Ridinger sculps. Aug. Vind., otherwise in German as before. 24.8 x 36.6 cm.
Thienemann + Schwarz 97; Silesian Ridinger collection at Boerner XXXIX (1885), 1787 (only as new impression); Schwerdt III, 135, (29), “A rare set, of importance to those who are interested in the various methods of trapping wild animals”; Stubbe, Johann Elias Ridinger, 1966, pl. 12.
Not in Helbing who could neither offer the complete set nor among several single sheets Th. 97. – Sheet 29 of the “Ways to capture the Wild Animals”, regarded by Halle in Munich in 1928 as the “Rarest of all hunting sets by Ridinger” (LXVIII/323). – WANGEN(?) watermark. – Instructive 6-line subtext. – One of the eight sheets worked by the 20-year-old Martin Elias for this set. – With surrounding paper margin of 1-2 mm around the 7 mm wide platemark and thus still acceptable. On the back traces of previous mounting in spots. Otherwise as contrast-rich as warm-toned impression.
Offer no. 28,082 / EUR 562. / export price EUR 534. (c. US$ 727.) + shipping
„ ich habe mich nun doch entschlossen, den Ridinger zu veräußern und bitte um Zusendung des angebotenen freigemachten Verpackungsmaterials … (Und) ich danke Ihnen für die ausführliche Anleitung zum Verpacken des Ridingers .... (Und) Ihnen nochmals für die äußerst angenehme Kommunikation dankend … (Und) das Geld ist bereits auf meinem Konto angekommen, das ging ja wirklich schnell, vielen Dank dafür … “
(Herr C. S., 15., 18., 29. + 30. Dezember 2009)