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Stag being attacked by four lynxes: P.1904-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Stag being attacked by four lynxes

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Ridinger, Johann Elias

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: A Chariatte (early 20th century) (Lugt 88a)

Legal notes

Bequest of Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Production date: AD 1741-03

School or Style

German

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper
Plate Height 350 mm Width 277 mm
Sheet Height 368 mm Width 290 mm

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Dieser sehr grosse und Starke Bürg=Hirsch von 22. Enden, ist Anno 1687. nach den / zeichen des Schweisses beij 3/4. Stunden von 4. Luchsen verfolget, endlich unten am ge,, / bürge an dem Wallenstadter See, in der Schweitz, gefället u. von ihnen erwürget worden. / und haben beijde Stangen 34. Pfund gewogen.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: J. El. Ridinger del:
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1741. den 11. Martji
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: psx (?)
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription

Inscription present: initials within a rectangle

  • Text: AC
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Stamped red ink
  • Type: Collector's mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1904-1991
Primary reference Number: 94106
Thienemann: 1145 (1)
Lugt: 88a
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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