Wintter, Joseph Georg (1751 Munich 1789). (Animal Pieces after Several Masters ... by ... Court and Hunting Engraver in Munich 1784.) 7 of 8 sheets of the set of cattle, one of which together with 2 sheep, after Dujardin (5), Berchem, and Both. In differently executed landscape, partly in front of village scenery. 1783 (1) + 1784. Inscribed differently and numbered 2-8. C. 13 x 18 cm.
Niemeyer 47-53, II; Nagler 12. – From the comprehensive Augsburg edition Schwerdt III, 190, a ( “Rare” ) of earliest 1821 with only 44 plates anymore (of 137, so the otherwise not proven edition Weigel 21336, “Most … very rare”, 1857!) on heavy paper. The wonderful quality of the impressions disclosing the small editions and in many cases causing Schwerdt, not knowing the chronological factor, to assume proofs before the letter.
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). – Without the title-plate. – In the outer wide white margins partially slightly foxing. – Single sheets on request.
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