Anno 1746. Ist dises Edle Leib Pferd Sr. Hoch Fürstl. Durchl. Carl Eugenii Regirende Herzogs zu Würtenberg nach dem leben gemahlt und mir zu fesant worden. An farbe ware es von vornen Grau mit weis gesprengt über dem Creutz gantz weis mit schwarzen flecken, die schenckel dunckel grau die Moen und schweis Liecht.

Johann Elias Ridinger (1698 - 1767) was a German painter, engraver, draughtsman and publisher. He is considered one of the most famous German engravers of animals, particularly horses, hounds and hunting scenes. He began his training in Ulm and later studied in Augsburg. He learned the art of engraving from Georg Philipp Rugendas. His engraved, etched and scratched sheets show the animals in characteristic movements and positions in a landscape environment. He later founded his own art publishing house in Augsburg, where most of his works appeared.