Four beavers at a river bank: two are gnawing at a tree while the other two are collecting twigs in the water with a village behind the lake in the background. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.
- Ridinger, Johann Elias, 1698-1767.
- Reference:
- 39327i
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About this work
Publication/Creation
Aug[ustae] Vind[elicorum] [Augsburg] : J.E. Ridinger
Physical description
1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 27.3 x 40.7 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Die Biber haben 2. bis 3. Junge...bievres ont 2. ou trois petits...fiber edit uno partu duos vel...Cum priv. sac. caes. majest. I. El.Ridinger inv. delin. sculps. et excud. Aug. Vind.
Lettering continues in German, French and Latin and ends in fifteen lines of poetry describing the beaver
Bears number top right : 27
Bears number (in pencil) bottom left : T 222
Reference
Wellcome Collection 39327i
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores