Four wolves in a gorge in the forest with a pit-trap: one wolf is about to fall into the pit while the other three are watching the bait, a sheep, deposited on a wheel above the trap. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.

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

1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 26.6 x 40.4 cm

Der Wolff in der Grube zu fangen mit dem Lam oder Schaff. La prise d'un loup dans la fosse avec une brebis ou l'agneau. Avec privil. de sa Maj. Imp. I. El. Ridinger inv. pinx. sculps. et excud. Aug. Vindel. Seven lines in German instruct in the art of building such traps and the same text is engraved in French underneath Bears number (in pencil) bottom left : T. 40

Wellcome Collection 39280i