Wintter, Joseph Georg (1751 Munich 1789). Coarse Boar before hissing Snake. Standing below forest tree. Etching. 1784? 9.9 x 14.8 cm.
Niemeyer 57. – Cannot be related in Nagler if not belonging to his omnibus number 21. – Already not anymore in 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).
In regard of the composition related to the larger “Wild Boar at the Tree” (Niemeyer 28; Nagler 8, 3) from 1784. Inscribed in pencil by a former owner “J. G. Wintter 1784 sc.” and by another old hand “Cat. No. 1299”. – Marvelous impression supposedly before the letter on wide-margined light laid paper with the torso of a typographic/figurative watermark. In the upper right white plate field and papermargin resp. four quite weak brown spots, otherwise impeccable.
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