Diser sehr grosse Joch-Geyer, hat Anno 1685 in dem Tyrol am Cirl Berg nahe bey der Martins Wand auf disen Starcken Gems-Bock da er auf einem Klepper gang an einer Steilen Wand gestanden gestossen, das er bey 30 Klauffter hoch herunder gestürtzt und den hals gebrochen, da dann der Vogel bey dem raube auch geschossen worden.

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Diser sehr grosse Joch-Geyer, hat Anno 1685 in dem Tyrol am Cirl Berg nahe bey der Martins Wand auf disen Starcken Gems-Bock da er auf einem Klepper gang an einer Steilen Wand gestanden gestossen, das er bey 30 Klauffter hoch herunder gestürtzt und den hals gebrochen, da dann der Vogel bey dem raube auch geschossen worden.

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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.

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1741
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Ridinger, Johann Elias (1698-1767), Engraver
Ridinger, Johann Elias (1698-1767), Artist
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Augsburg
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New York Public Library
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