Description Medium: Etching / engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Sheet size: 26 x 32 cm (10.24 x 12.6 inch). Image size: 24.8 x 30.5 cm. (9.76 x 12.01 inch). Condition: very good, given age. Light creasing, foxing and soiling. Several small worm holes in margins only. Slight paper separation at bottom left plate edge. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully. JOHANN ELIAS RIDINGER, BEAR HUNT, 18TH CENTURY HUNTING PRINT, THIENEMANN 289, COPPER ENGRAVING, GERMAN BAROQUE, NATURALISTIC ANIMAL ENGRAVING | PCO-EXPO-472-NATURE BACKGROUND INFORMATION From the series ‘Genaue und richtige Vorstellung der wundersamsten Hirschen …’ published by Ridinger, Augsburg, 1746. Reference: Thienemann 289. Biography engraver: Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1767) was a prominent German painter, draughtsman and engraver, famed for his precise and dynamic depictions of animals and hunting scenes. He founded his own publishing house in Augsburg.
