RIDINGER, Johann Elias (1698-1767). Neue Reit-Kunst ... L'art de monter à cheval . Augsburg: Jeremias Wolff, 1722. Oblong 2° (315 x 485mm). Engraved title and 22 plates by J.B. Prost and J.D. Hertz after Ridinger, with captions beneath in German and French. (Skilfully-repaired tear to upper margin of title.) Early 20th-century half calf over marbled boards, gilt lettering to spine (lightly rubbed and scuffed). Provenance : C.F.G.R. Schwerdt (bookplate; his sale, 19 June 1939, lot 980). THE SCHWERDT COPY, described by him as 'A FINE SET IN MINT STATE'. Born in Ulm in 1698, Johann Elias Ridinger became one of the leading and most prolific animal artists of the 18th century. Leaning strongly towards equestrian subjects, he became the official painter of several aristocrats addicted to hunting and, as here, often depicted the animals amidst beautiful landscapes. The title plate shows a self portrait of Ridinger at the left side of a statue of a horse in conversation with Minerva the goddess of arts and crafts. This collection of plates was later re-issued in 1744 by J.C. Leopold. Huth p. 29; Mennessier de la Lance II, p. 428; Nissen ZBI 3413; Schwerdt III, p. 142.
RIDINGER, Johann Elias (1698-1767). Neue Reit-Kunst ... L'art de monter à cheval . Augsburg: Jeremias Wolff, 1722. Oblong 2° (315 x 485mm). Engraved title and 22 plates by J.B. Prost and J.D. Hertz after Ridinger, with captions beneath in German and French. (Skilfully-repaired tear to upper margin of title.) Early 20th-century half calf over marbled boards, gilt lettering to spine (lightly rubbed and scuffed). Provenance : C.F.G.R. Schwerdt (bookplate; his sale, 19 June 1939, lot 980). THE SCHWERDT COPY, described by him as 'A FINE SET IN MINT STATE'. Born in Ulm in 1698, Johann Elias Ridinger became one of the leading and most prolific animal artists of the 18th century. Leaning strongly towards equestrian subjects, he became the official painter of several aristocrats addicted to hunting and, as here, often depicted the animals amidst beautiful landscapes. The title plate shows a self portrait of Ridinger at the left side of a statue of a horse in conversation with Minerva the goddess of arts and crafts. This collection of plates was later re-issued in 1744 by J.C. Leopold. Huth p. 29; Mennessier de la Lance II, p. 428; Nissen ZBI 3413; Schwerdt III, p. 142.
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