A  Winter  for  Wolves

Wintter, Joseph Georg (1751 Munich 1789). The Stag of Odd 20 Points attacked by Wolves. In mountainous winter landscape with lattice and a farm set back one of the two wolves grasped the stag at the throat while the half covered other one operates from the back. Etching. Sheet size 11.8 x 15.9 cm.

Niemeyer 127. – Not related to one of the sets if not belonging to Niem. 21-24, stags + boars attacked by hounds. – Also not entered into 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 here not otherwise 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). – Impression of rich contrast on firm laid paper. – Below trimmed to platemark, otherwise hard by image mark.
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