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With a provenance story as beautiful as rare close to the immortal Beethoven :
Ridinger – Bergmüller, Johann Georg. IOH. ELIAS RIDINGER Pictor et Scalptor Augustanus (Th. XX, 2)
Ridinger, Johann Elias. The Noble Stag’s Age (Th. 14)
“ … make a quite pretty hunt ”
The Toils of 1717 – The Toils Plate of 1729
Unprecedentedly Unique the Unison of Time + Sujet
Ridinger, Johann Elias, + George William Margrave at Brandenburg. The Hunting Ground surrounded by Flaring Cords (Th. 17)
Capital painterly drawing from the early days :
Ridinger, Johann Elias. To catch the Wolf in the Pit with the Sheep
in washed brush and brown pen and ink for Th. 41
Ridinger-Par Force Hunt Etching as Oil Painting by Georg Adam Eger or his Circle :
Ridinger, Johann Elias. The Stag turns to Bay in the Water, the Hounds are ceased and He receives the Coup de Grâce
Executed as oil painting in the colors of Hesse-Darmstadt (Th. 61)
“Each piece of this magnificent, wild group executed excellently,
so that one cannot admire this masterpiece enough”
Here now in its most elitist, worldwide unique state
Ridinger, Johann Elias. The Par Force Hunting of a Stag and how He is killed.
The original printing plate for Th. 67
Ridinger, Johann Elias. How the High Game is stalked by sneaking on the Pasture (Th. 71)
Splendidly large-sized, splendidly high-graded drawing
and as such exceedingly precious today :
Ridinger, Johann Elias. “The Spring of the Hounds”
The pictorial drawing for Th. 105
Ridinger, Johann Elias. Par force Hunter with the pack
Unused rotogravure postcard after Th. 115
Ridinger, Johann Elias. Winged Game Marksman
Unused rotogravure postcard after Th. 116

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To today’s gamekeepers & huntsmen of his mind

Hermann Löns Hunting Paths

Animals + Hunt thematically

“ Pursuant to your last kind e-mail, I am placing my personal check in the amount of US$ … in the mail today. When it arrive, please send the print … It has been a pleasure dealing with you ”

(Mr. + Mrs. R. G. S., October 30, 2002)

The Cream of the Day