Antique Master Print-STAG-SPONGE-ANTLERS-Ridinger-1750

Description

Depiction of a stag seated with sponge-like antlers in a natural landscape, showing vegetation and distant hills.

Made by Johann Elias Ridinger after own design.

Medium: Etching / engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 21.3 x 31.5 cm (8.39 x 12.4 inch). Image size: 21.3 x 31.5 cm. (8.39 x 12.4 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing. Attached to carrier sheet. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

RIDINGER, STAG, SPONGE ANTLERS, WILDLIFE PRINT, 18TH CENTURY, ETCHING | EXPO-492-NATURE

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Source: unknown, to be determined.

Reference: Thienemann 1856 / Verzeichniss seiner Kupferstiche (329).

Biography artist: Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1767) was a prolific German painter and engraver, celebrated for his detailed and expressive depictions of animals, hunting scenes, and landscapes, particularly popular among the noble class.