Johann Elias Ridinger

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A mezzotint of Johann Elias Ridinger in c. 1750
Memento mori Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris

Johann Elias Ridinger (16 February 1698, Ulm – 10 April 1767, Augsburg) 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.[1]

He began his training in Ulm with the painter Christoph Resch (1701–16), and later studied under Johann Falch (1687–1727) in Augsburg. He learned the art of engraving from Georg Philipp Rugendas.[2] On the invitation of Wolf, Freiherr von Metternich (1706–31), he spent three years in Regensburg: his coursing and visits to the riding school there proved decisive for his development. His engraved, etched and scratched sheets show the animals in characteristic movements and positions in a landscape environment. The ornamental movements in his works show visibly Rococo stylistic tendencies.[3] He later founded his own art publishing house in Augsburg, where most of his works appeared. In 1759 he became the director of the Augsburg Stadtakademie. His drawings were often executed with precision and taste and hence his work was held in high esteem and was also transferred to decoration, porcelain and ceramics.

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  1. ^ "Johann Elias Ridinger". National Museum of Wildlife Art. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Antique Ridinger Prints". philographikon.com.
  3. ^ "Johann Elias Ridinger". Answers.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2012.

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