Johann Elias Ridinger - Jagd- und Reitszenen
auction 931, Lot 1336
SPECIAL AUCTION HIDDEN TREASURES FROM THE HOUSE OF WÜRTTEMBERG
on 30 March 2022
Johann Elias Ridinger
Jagd- und Reitszenen
Differenzbesteuerung
Johann Elias Ridinger
1698 Ulm - 1767 Augsburg
Hunting and riding scenes
Mixed lot of 11 copperplate engravings. Label "H. R. v. W." verso. From 26.5 x 20 cm to 71 x 49 cm. Partly damaged. Minor damage to frames.
The mixed lot consists of different series, including: 1.) Portraits of rulers on horseback: Elizabeth I of Russia (Thienemann 820), Joseph Prince of Hungary and Bohemia and King of Austria (Thienemann 823), Adolf Friedrich of Holstein (Thienemann 832), Duke Carl Eugen of Württemberg (Thienemann 834), 2.) Series of shot animals: deer in front of a rock massif, shot by Duke Carl Alexander of Württemberg (Thienemann 253), wild boar in the forest, shot by Duke Carl Alexander of Württemberg (Thienemann 254), 3.) Riding school: three sheets for learning to ride, unfortunately trimmed and can no longer be named as such, "Die Pferde zum Schiessen zu gewöhnen" (Thienemann 615), "Redopp auf der Volte lincks im weiten Creise" (Thienemann 676). The items were not deframed for the description.
