Johann Elias Ridinger, Two hunting scenes titled "How to catch the chamois and how to brush them", middle of 18th c. from "Die Fangarten der Wilden Tiere" and "Wie der Dachs mit der Hauben in seinem Bau zu fangen", catalog raisonné Thiemann 43, from "Der Fürsten Jagd-Lust", published 1724 in Augsburg, furthermore explanation to the sitter under the depiction, etchings, one sheet with fold line, slight lack of preservation, framed under passepartout and behind glass, depiction dimensions without writing max. ca. 26 x 39 cm. Artist info: German painter, graphic artist and publisher (1698 Ulm to 1767 Augsburg), pupil of his father Johann Ridinger, from ca. 1711 pupil of the painter Christoph Resch in Ulm, from 1713-14 with Johann Falch in Augsburg, through the mediation of Gabriel Spitzel three years in the service of Count Metternich in Regensburg, from ca. 1718 pupil of Georg Philipp Rugendas the Elder at the Augsburg City Academy, here appointed "Assessor of the Protestant Marriage Court" in 1757 and director of the City Academy in 1759, became famous for animal and hunting depictions, which made up a major part of his work, Source: Thieme-Becker, Wikipedia and Internet.