JOHANN ELIAS RIDINGER
Ulm 1698 – Augsburg 1767
books · drawings · etchings · mezzotints · paintings
In the order of the catalogs raisonné
Thienemann & Stillfried and the Catalog of the Gutmann Collection (Schwarz)
unknown sheets placed in front, drawings integrated as far as possible
- “His Antlers are quite special … Like an Eagle’s Wings”
The Elk or Moose obtains its Height in its Sixth Year only (Th. 231) - The Aurochs (recte the European Bison) have but one, rarely 2. young ones
Unused rotogravure postcard after Th. 232 - Early impression before the number as unknown to literature :
The Tiger=animals have 2. to 4. and more cubs, which are brought forth blind as all predatory animals; they shall grow an age of up to 40. years (Th. 233) - The Tiger=animals have 2 to 4 and more Cubs (Th. 233)
- Model for Tiepolo’s Œuvre,
here in addition in early impression before the number as unknown to literature
The Ibex they have only 1. occasionally 2. young ones, reach their complete size only in the 4th or 5th Year and grow very old (Th. 234) - The Ibex they have just 1. at times 2. young ones
Unused rotogravure postcard after Th. 234 - Memorialized Bucephalus
The Wild Horse is left in the Wild up to the 3rd and 4th Year, then trained for use; mostly foals only one, now and then 2. Foals; they serve for use 15. to 20. Years (Th. 235) - The noble game — from old noble estate :
The Deer’s Four Times of Day (Th. 238-241) - Probably the finest natural set of the old prints :
The Deer’s Four Times of Day in Ridinger’s original printing plates for Th. 238-241 - The Deer of Lake Starnberg near Munich :
The Evening of the Deer (Th. 240)
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