Ridinger, Johann Elias (Ulm 1698 – Augsburg 1767). (A Bear consuming his Prey.) In the forest under a strong trunk over a roe. Etching + engraving. (1738.) Inscribed in the plate: J. E. R. fec. / N. 44., otherwise in German as before. 18.7 x 14.8 cm.

Thienemann + Schwarz 434. – Plate 44 of the set Design of Several Animals (“These plates are much wanted”, Th. 1856). – Wide-margined impression of the 1^st edition.
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