A dog is sitting with its forelegs over a just bagged hare outside a forest while he is surrounded by dogs on the ground and on a rock. Etching by J. E. Ridinger.
- Ridinger, Johann Elias, 1698-1767.
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- 39489i
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Description
The dog is a so called "Schirmerhund" and is especially trained to save the prey from being devoured by the other dogs
Publication/Creation
Augs[burg] : J. E. Ridinger
Physical description
1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 42 x 33.2 cm
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Lettering
Der Haasen werden viel zur Frühlings=Zeit gefangen...Der Frühling. Le printemps..J. E. Ridinger inv. peint. grave et excud. a augs. avec privil. de sa Maj. Imp.
Lettering continues:...Bevorab man sie sich ins Saamenfeld vergangen: Doch wan[n] mit höchster Wuth, die Hunde an ihn hetzen, so hat der Schirmer Sorg, dass sie ihn nicht zerfetzen...
The lettering repeats the German text in French
Bears number (in penci) bottom left : T 105
Reference
Wellcome Collection 39489i
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Location Status Access Closed stores