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