Deutsch“ It was the Otter . Indeed , the playful Otter “
(Heinz Sielmann)
Here then
Ridinger’s Otter-Pendants
Ridinger, Johann Elias (Ulm 1698 – Augsburg 1767). Otter seeking its Prey / The Otter consuming its Prey. In a shallow water in front of a high rock + At the foot of a waterfall with a fish. Pendants. Etchings with engraving. (1740.) Inscribed: J. E. R. fec. and J. E. Ridinger inv. fec. et exc. A. V. resp., otherwise in German as before. 18.9-19 x 15.4-15.5 cm.
Sheet 83 + 82 (Thienemann + Schwarz 473 + 472) of the “Design of Several Animals how such are drawn from Life after their Different Nature, Actions and Passions” (“These plates are very much wanted and often copied”, Th. 1856).
Ref. no. 15,006 / in stock – not catalogued / request description & offer