Ridinger, Johann Elias (Ulm 1698 – Augsburg 1767). The Pine Marten and the Great Weasel in picturesque moon landscape. Below the explained large traces of fore and hind legs together with specification of claws, toes and balls. Toned lithograph by Hermann Menzler printed by A. Renaud for L. J. Heymann in Berlin. (1863-65.) Inscribed: Gez. v. J. E. Ridinger, lith. v. H. Menzler etc., otherwise in German as above. 35.5 x 23 cm.

(Joh. El. Ridinger’s Hunting Album) I/14. – Comp. sheet 19 of the “Illustration of the Fair Game”, Thienemann 181: “A moon landscape”. – From the “(Representation of the best known Game of Central Europe together with Scents or Traces)” carried as 1^st part. – The whole rare set almost unknown to literature and practically to be completed just peu à peu comprises 80 sheets plus a recently discovered illustrated title of far larger image size (47.5 x 36 cm), partly compressed to their principal motif or varied in the environment, resulting in

a  first-degree  collection  enrichment .

In the picture effect corresponding to that of the aquatint technique not used by Ridinger anymore. – On wide-margined buff paper of impeccable freshness. The inscription of the printer Renaud a little feeble.
Offer no. 28,427 / EUR  355. / Export price EUR  337. (c. US$ 492.) + shipping

Presently available here :
Johann Elias Ridinger’s Hunting Album
77 (of 80) toned lithographs
in optically quite particular-fine garb
as well as
a rich selection of single sheets

Der hiesige Weihnachts-/Neujahrsgruß 2005 endete mit „In diesem Sinne recht schöne Weihnachtstage voll Harmonie und sammlungszugewandter Muße … “ , letzterer Wunsch in einer Grußerwiederung aufgegriffen wurde mit den Worten

„ das Gutwort des Jahres – sammlungszugewandte Muße – wunderbar, hab einigen LBA/Goethefreunden dieses Gutwort genannt. Sie haben in einer verwahrlosten Zeit ein ‚linguistisches Gespür’! “

(Herr R. K., 5. Januar 2006)