“ Wintter  ex  Monachi ”

Wintter, Joseph Georg (1751 Munich 1789). The Hunter lurking for the Stag of 10 Points. – The 10-points Stag barked dead. 2 sheets on 1. Etchings. (1777.) Sheet 1 inscribed: Wintter ex Monachi . 10.6 x 12.8 cm.

Niemeyer 15-16, II; Nagler 10, 1 + 2. – The fine starting pendants of the atmospherically rich 6-sheet set, here in wide-margined impressions from the comprehensive 44-sheet Augsburg edition on buff paper Schwerdt III, 190, a ( “Rare” ) of earliest 1821. The wonderful quality of its impressions discloses the small editions and caused Schwerdt, not knowing the chronological factor, to assume proofs before the letter in many cases. But already on occasion of the otherwise not proven 137-sheet edition Weigel 21336 stated in 1857: “Most sheets very rare”.

His “etchings are fine and stand in their execution between those by Hollar and Riedinger. In 1784 W. became electoral Court and Hunting Engraver” (Nagler in vol. III, no. 68, of his Dictionary of Monogramists of 1863 and on his part additionally referring to the rarity of these fine plates). – Light marginal foxing.
Offer no. 10,886 / EUR  220. (c. US$ 331.) + shipping

Together with the boar pendants 14,142 as ll. 3 + 4 of the set as in this compilation only at Schwerdt, too.
Offer no. 14,143 / EUR  420. / Export price EUR  399. (c. US$ 600.) + shipping

„ Vielen Dank für Alles, liebe Grüße und schönes Wochenende von der Mosel Herzlichst “

(Frau A. B., 4. April 2003)