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Ridinger, Johann Elias, 1698-1767

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  • A raging aurochs turning up ground with its horns in an enclosure. Etching by J. E. Ridinger.
  • Hunting: engraved titlepage to Ridinger's "Abbildung der jagtbaren Thiere". Etching by J.E. Ridinger.
  • Three men in a field hunting partridge with the help of a hound, a net and a decoy. Etching by M.E. Ridinger after J.E. Ridinger.
  • A honey-trap for a bear in the forest. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.
  • Three mastiffs and a Polish huntsman are watching a dead bear tumbling down backwards off a rock. Etching by J. E. Ridinger.
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    Above, a bear in a rocky landscape, below, its footprints. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.

    Ridinger, Johann Elias, 1698-1767. | Reference: 39386i
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    A chamois is standing on a crag in a mountainous landscape. Etching by J. E. Ridinger.

    Ridinger, Johann Elias, 1698-1767. | Reference: 39530i
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    A group of otters in an underground cave with a waterfall in the background. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.

    Ridinger, Johann Elias, 1698-1767. | Reference: 39328i
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    A hare with a split tongue seeking shelter from the arising cloudburst under some shrubbery. Etching by J. E. Ridinger.

    Ridinger, Johann Elias, 1698-1767. | Reference: 39440i
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    A lion resting and leaning against a rock. Etching by J. E. Ridinger.

    Ridinger, Johann Elias, 1698-1767. | Reference: 39531i
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