Ridinger, Johann Elias (Ulm 1698 – Augsburg 1767). (The Bear in the Lair sucking on his Paws.) Etching + engraving. (1738.) Inscribed in the plate: J. E. R. fec. / N. 41., otherwise in German as before. 18.3 x 14.7 cm.

Thienemann + Schwarz 431. – Plate 41 (in later edition 72) of the set Design of Several Animals (“These plates are much wanted”, Th. 1856). – Wide-margined impression of the 1st edition. – The title partly a little weak.
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