Johann Elias Ridinger - Betrachtungen von wilden Tieren
auction 931, Lot 1335
SPECIAL AUCTION HIDDEN TREASURES FROM THE HOUSE OF WÜRTTEMBERG
on 30 March 2022
Johann Elias Ridinger
Betrachtungen von wilden Tieren
Differenzbesteuerung
Johann Elias Ridinger
1698 Ulm - 1767 Augsburg
Views of wild animals
32 copperplate engravings. Label "H. R. v. W." verso. Each 44.5 x 54 cm. Some trimmed, slightly stained. Minor damage to frames.
Engravings from the series "Betrachtung der wilden Thiere mit beygefügter vortrefflichen Poesie des hochberühmten Herrn Barthold Heinrich Brockes" (Thienemann 1856, pages 49-59, numbers 195-235). The structure of the individual panels is the same: they are numbered upper right, with the illustration below. These are each inscribed below with "Gon Priv. Sac. Caes. Majest" and "I. El. Ridinger invent. delin. Sculps. et excud. Aug. V.".
