A wild ox or aurochs standing in a clearing. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.

Aug[ustae] Vindel[icorum] [Augsburg] : J.E. Ridinger

1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 27.6 x 40.8 cm

Die Auer Ochsen haben nur ein, selten 2. junge. Les urs n'ont qu'un rarement deux de petits. Urorum vaccae modo unum, raro duos vitulos pariunt... Cum Priv. Sac. caes. Majest. I. El. Ridinger inv. pinx. sculps. et excud. Aug. Vindel. Lettering continues in all three languages and ends with a poem in German about the beautiful, yet horrible creature Bears number top right : 47. "T 232" inscribed in pencil bottom left

Wellcome Collection 39282i