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Original Antique Engraving of a Deer by Ridinger, circa 1745
€360 ($400, £305, €360)
Period original, not a reproduction.
Shipped from the Netherlands, flat, insured and tracked, worldwide. Returns accepted within 14 days.
- Date
- 1745
- Size
- 15.2 × 12.2 in (38.5 × 31 cm)
- Condition
- Good. General age-related toning. Minor wear, blank verso. Please study image carefully.
- Period
- 18th century
- Artist or book
- Johann Elias Ridinger
- Section
- Mammals
- Reference
- f_29294972
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Antique print titled 'In dem Herzogthum Würtemberg wurde anno 1736 diser Hirsch auf der so genannten Schlauch Wisen Stremfen-bacher huth Schorndorffer Forsts Tod gefunden'. Copper engraving of a deer which was found dead in the year 1736. This print originates from 'Abbildungen der jagtbaren Thiere mit derselben angefuegten Faehrten und Spuhren (..)' by J.E. Ridinger.
Artists and Engravers: Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1767) was a German painter, engraver, draughtsman and publisher. He is one of the most famous German engravers of animals, in particular horses, hunting scenes and dogs. He was trained in painting by Resch and Falch, and was taught engraving by Georg Philipp Rugendas.
Condition: Good, general age-related toning. Minor wear, blank verso. Please study image carefully.
Date: circa 1745
Overall size: 31 x 38.5 cm.
Image size: 28 x 26 cm.
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