A Stag beneath a Mighty Oak

1735

Johann Elias Ridinger

Associated Names
Johann Elias Ridinger

Artist, German, 1698 - 1767

The illustration features a stag standing on a patch of grass and foliage. The perspective is such that the viewer looks slightly upwards at the stag. Above the stag is the horizon, showing a rocky outcrop or hill against the sky in the distance. The image has a detailed, monochromatic palette with shades of brown, beige, and gray. The fur of the stag, tree trunk, and leaves show cross-hatching and delicate lines for texture and depth. The sky is gray with a few clouds, enhancing the earthy tones of the landscape. The detailed illustration aims to capture the natural elegance of the forest scene realistically.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Johan August Gottleib Weigel (1773-1846), Leipzig; Theodor Oswald Weigel (1812-1881); (J.A.G. Weigel sale, Gutekunst, Stuttgart, 15 May 1883, no. 1243). (Karl & Faber, Munich). (August Laube Antiquariat, Zurich). (David Tunick, Inc., New York) 1985. (Galerie Arnoldi-Livie, Munich) 1987. Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1979

  • Ausstellung: Johann Elias Ridinger. Karl & Faber. Munich, 1979, 6. no. 14 (reprod.).

2010

  • German Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1580 - 1900, NGA, 2010, no. 17, under no. 4.

Bibliography

1836

  • Weigel, Johann August Gottlieb. Aehrenlese auf dem Felde der Kunst: Eine ausführliche Beschreibung von Originalhandzeichnungen und Nadelarbeiten der Maler. Originalhandzeichnungen. Leipzig, 1836: 46, no. 1331 (2nd ed., 1841).

1856

  • Thienemann, Georg August. Leben und wirken des unvergleichlichen Thiermalers und Kupferstechers Johann Elias Ridinger. Leipzig, 1856: 276.

1869

  • Catalog einer Sammlung von Original-Handzeichnungen der deutschen, holländischen, flandrischen, italienischen, französischen, spanischen und englischen Schule gegründet und hinterlassen von J.A.G. Weigel in Leipzig. Leipzig, 1869: 190-191, no. 129.

Inscriptions

signed and dated at bottom left in brown ink: Joh: Elias. Ridinger delineavit A:o 1735.; inscribed by the artist at bottom center in brown ink: Anno 1735 den 22. Augusti/Haben Ihro Hochfürstl. Durchl:/Carl Alexander Herzog zu Würtemberg, diesen/Hirsch in den Vor--halden Frickenhauser Huth/Kirchheimer Forst geschossen.; inscribed by the artist at center right aove the castle in brown ink: hohen Neuffen

Watermarks

fleur-de-lys on shield, topped with horned crown, with subscript letters WR

Wikidata ID

Q64581946

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