… and dating back to common days in Augsburg
when they perfected themselves together
at the great horse painter Rugendas
Ridinger, Johann Elias (Ulm 1698 – Augsburg 1767). Anno 1740. this Noble Horse, a White Horse spotted with light and dark brown, also grey spots, with black extremities, marked at ears, mouth, and thighs, has been painted from life
in the imperial riding-stable at Vienna .
Stepping out, in dominant pose in slightly hilly landscape with three further horses in the middle-distance, one of which resting. Etching and engraving after August Querfurt’s (Wolfenbüttel 1696 – Vienna 1761) painting from life. (1745/46.) Inscribed: 44. / Aug. Querfurth. pinx. / J. El. Ridinger Sc: et excud., otherwise in German as before. 34.7 x 27.9 cm.
Thienemann + Schwarz 286. – Sheet 44 of the Wondrous Stags and other peculiar Animals. – “The six horses which are contained in the collection have been sold separately later.” – Brown or mold spot in the sky part barely noticeable from the front. – Very fine toned impression on light laid paper with wide upper and lower margins of 6.2 and 6.5 cm resp.
Offer no. 28,600 / EUR 860. / export price EUR 817. (c. US$ 1135.) + shipping
„ das ‚Haupt-Schwein‘ ist gut … angekommen und gefällt … falls sich weitere Funde … auftun, freue ich mich über Ihre Nachricht “
(Herr W. S., 29. August 2002)