Grosvenor Prints

[Vorstellung und Beschreibung derer Schul und Campagne Pferden nach ihren Lectionen.]
Joh. El. Ridinger del. sc. et excud. A.V.
[Augsburg, 1760.]
4to, original half calf gilt; pp. 35, 46 numbered engraved plates (complete) + pp. 8 + engraved plan + 10 plates (numbered 4-15) Both boards detached, spine very worn, lacking title. The text block in good condition, no sign of rear plates 1-3 ever being present.
A guide to the training of cavalry horses, with the plates titles in German and French, the text describing the plates and a leter 'from a squire to a prince', again in German and French. The lessons are a mixture of dressage and training the horse to the sounds of battle. The rear section concerns a 'Carousel', an inside cavalry obstacle course, with the plan of the course. Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1767) is regarded as one of the best German engravers of animals, especially horses, hounds and hunting scenes
[Ref: 31717] £2,000.00 view all images for this item

The Beaver.
J.E. Ridinger at viv. del. J.S. Muller Sculpt.
[British, n.d., c.1780.]
Etching, 340 x 415mm. 13½ x 16¼". Tatty extremities.
Landscape with six beavers, one of them in the centre eating the bark of a tree. Extensive description below title. Numbered '10' lower and upper right. After Johann Elias Ridinger (1698 - 1767) from an English publication of the c.1736 series of natural history and hunting subjects 'Betrachtung der wilden Thiere mit beygefügter vortrefflicher Poesie des hochberühmten Herrn Barthold Heinrich Brockes'.
[Ref: 20558] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

Der Pardel über einem Cameel.
Joh. El. Ridinger inv. et del. M. El. Ridinger sculps. Aug Vin.
[Augsburg, c.1760.]
Engraving, watermark M. Heusler, 350 x 290mm (13¾ x 11½"). Some wear to margins.
A family of big cats bringing down a camel in a cave. Despite being described as leopards, the cats look more like a lioness and her cubs. Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1767) is regarded as one of the best German engravers of animals, especially horses, hounds and hunting scenes
[Ref: 55342] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Two dogs, one sleeping, the other awake.]
Jo Eli Ridinger fec: et excud A.d.
[1728]
Etching, platemark 190 x 240mm (7½ x 9½"), with large margins.
Plate from the 'Zeichenbücher, Säugethiere betreffend' (Sketch books of mammals) produced and published by Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1767), one of the most celebrated German engravers of animals. Much of his career was spent in Augsburg.
[Ref: 47791] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

Der Elephant und das Nashorn. So groß und mächtig ist kein Wesen kein in der Welt...
Joh. Elias Ridinger inv. et del. M. El. Ridinger sculps. Aug. Vind.
[n.d., c.1750.]
Engraving. Watermark: M. Heuslar; Plate: 360 x 290mm (14 x 11½"). Repaired tear in top edge.
A scene showing a fight between an elephant and rhinoceros.
[Ref: 46832] £580.00

Fabul. XI. [Falcons]
J. El. Ridinger inv. fec. et excud.
[n.d., 1743.]
Engraving. 335 x 255mm (13¼ x 10"). Repaired tears in margins. Creases
An illustration of a fable: a man lies on the ground, clutching his hat. A hooded falcon sits on a branch, surrounded by wild birds.
[Ref: 64998] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

Georgius II. Magnae Brittaniae Rex S.R. Elector Dux Brunsv.
J. E. Ridinger inv. fec. et excud. [n.d., c.1750.]
Rare engraving. Plate: 335 x 250mm (13¼ x 9¾''). Trimmed within plate on right edge. Toned.
An equestrian portrait of George II (1683-1760) shown with the navy and army in the background.
[Ref: 50851] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Hünerhund Hasen Stehend.
F. Ridinger exc.
Aus der Kunstanst des Bibliogr. Inst. in Hildbghsn. Eigenthum der Verleger.
Etching, rare. Plate: 210 x 255mm (8¼ x 10").
A portrait of a hound staring down a hare.
[Ref: 47461] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)

[Woman in a ball gown.] Anderst von aussen als von innen; / Schwarz und maskiert, von innen weis und schön / Ach! manchen sieht man schwarz in weisser Marke gehn / Aliud extra, aliud intus. / Personam facies mentitus candida nigram, / Saepe animum nigrum candida larva tegit.
J. El. Rindinger excud. A.V. [n.d., c.1770.]
Mezzotint, very fine impression. 480 x 345mm (18¾ x 13½"). Top left corner repaired with loss, tear in left edge, remains of album paper on reverse. Small margins.
A woman in an exquisite ball gown, holding a mask. A reworked state, with the face altered and the original border reworked.
See BM 1867,0713.91 for an example before the reworking.
[Ref: 59915] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[Riding School]
à Joh: El: Ridinger inv: et del: Aug: Vindel: 1744. & Mart: El: Ridinger Filio suo æri incisi 1774.
[Augsburg, c.1774.]
Scarce large etching. 375 x 630mm (14¾ x 24¾"), with very large margins.
An untitled scene of the courtyard of a riding school, each filled with horses, dogs and horse trainers, with prospective buyers looking over a wall, with a key noting the horse-training techniques being depicted. Painted by Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1767) and engraved by his son Martin Elias (1730-81).
[Ref: 52902] £680.00

[Riding School.]
à Joh: El: Ridinger inv: et del: Aug: Vindel: 1744. & Mart: El: Ridinger Filio suo æri incisi 1774.
[Augsburg, c.1774.]
Scarce large etching. 375 x 630mm (14¾ x 24¾"), with 18th century watermark and very large margins. Slight worming in margins on left. Two stains top left. Otherwise mint.
An untitled scene of the courtyard of a riding school, each filled with horses, dogs and horse trainers, with prospective buyers on a balcony, with a key noting the horse-training techniques being depicted. Painted by Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1767) and engraved by his son Martin Elias (1730-81).
[Ref: 52901] £750.00

[Riding School.]
à Joh: El: Ridinger inv: et del: Aug: Vindel: 1744. & Mart: El: Ridinger Filio suo æri incisi 1774.
[Augsburg, c.1774.]
Scarce large etching. 375 x 630mm (14¾ x 24¾") with 18th century watermark and large margins. Mint.
An untitled scene, filled with horses, dogs and horse trainers, with prospective buyers on a terrace, with a key noting the horse-training techniques being depicted. Painted by Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1767) and engraved by his son Martin Elias (1730-81).
[Ref: 52898] £750.00

[Riding School]
à Joh: El: Ridinger inv: et del: Aug: Vindel: 1744. & Mart: El: Ridinger Filio suo æri incisi 1774.
[Augsburg, c.1774.]
Scarce large etching, 18th century watermark. 375 x 630mm (14¾ x 24¾") with wide margins. Slight stain in sky and small wormholes in left edge, otherwise mint.
An untitled scene, filled with horses, dogs and horse trainers, with prospective buyers on a terrace, with a key noting the horse-training techniques being depicted. Painted by Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1767) and engraved by his son Martin Elias (1730-81).
[Ref: 52899] £750.00

[Riding School]
à Joh: El: Ridinger inv: et del: Aug: Vindel: 1744. & Mart: El: Ridinger Filio suo æri incisi 1774.
[Augsburg, c.1774.]
Scarce large etching. 375 x 630mm (14¾ x 24¾"), with wide margins. Very slight stain left top. Otherwise mint.
An untitled scene of the interior of a riding school, each filled with horses, dogs and horse trainers, with prospective buyers on a balcony, with a key noting the horse-training techniques being depicted. Painted by Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1767) and engraved by his son Martin Elias (1730-81).
[Ref: 52900] £750.00

[Riding School.]
à Joh: El: Ridinger inv: et del: Aug: Vindel: 1744. & Mart: El: Ridinger Filio suo æri incisi 1774.
[Augsburg, c.1774.]
Scarce large etching. 375 x 630mm (14¾ x 24¾"), with large margins.
An untitled scene, filled with horses, dogs, horse trainers and prospective buyers, with a key noting the horse-training techniques being depicted. Painted by Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1767) and engraved by his son Martin Elias (1730-81).
[Ref: 52869] £750.00

[Military dressage.]
Joh. El. Ridinger inv. del. et exc. Aug. Vind. Martin Elias Ridiger filius aeri incidit.
[Augsburg, n.d., c.1760.]
Engraving. 360 x 560mm (14 x 22"). Nicks in edges of large margins.
A large outdoor scene of a column of cavalrymen acclimatising their horses to army life, with guns fired, bugles blown, drums beaten and flags waved. Underneath erxplanations are given in German and French. Painted by Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1767), a painter, engraver and publisher famed for his animal and hunting scenes, and engraved by his son Martin (1730-80).
[Ref: 32328] £590.00

[Two sheets showing dressage.]
Joh. El. Ridinger inv. delineavit exc. Aug. Vind.
Martin Elias Ridiger filius aeri incidit [n.d., c.1760.]
Scarce pair of engravings, each c. 360 x 560mm (14 x 22"), with large margins. Faint centre creases; good margins.
Two large sheets showing a total of twenty-one dressage movements, with key in French and German below. One sheet has a hunting context (with hounds), the other is military (with standard, weapons and drum). Engraved and published by the Ridinger family of printmakers.
[Ref: 29425] £1,500.00 view all images for this item

Fredericus Henrius S.R.J. Comes de Seckendorf. etc. etc. S.C.M. Supremus Campi Mareschallus.
Joh. El. Ridinger inv. fec. et exc. AV. [n.d., c.1750.]
Rare engraving. Plate: 335 x 250mm (13¼ x 9¾''). Small margins.
An equestrian portrait of Friedrich Heinrich Reichsgraf von Seckendorff (1673-1763), a German military commander for the Austrian army during the Wars of Austrian Succession and the Seven Years War.
[Ref: 50852] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

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