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an old black and white drawing of a man standing in a wooded area
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633 - Ridinger, Johann Elias
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Estimate €400 - €600
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Ridinger, Johann Elias 3 plates from *Paradise, or the Creation and the Fall of the First Couple*. Germany, c. 1745/50. Copperplate engravings on vellum. Each approx. 34.5 x 51 cm. Inscribed on the plate. Securely mounted in a passe-partout. – Occasional small brown spots and some waviness. Edges partially slightly bumped. Overall in excellent condition. Sharp prints with finely executed detail. Cat. Thienemann 812, 815, 816. – The series ‘Paradise, or the Creation and the Fall of the First Couple’ ranks among the most impressive religious-allegorical series of prints in Johann Elias Ridinger’s oeuvre. Spanning 12 plates, it unfolds the biblical story from the creation of Adam and Eve to their expulsion from Paradise. The three plates presented here depict key scenes from this cycle and combine the narrative depiction of the Old Testament with Ridinger’s characteristic, exceptionally nuanced rendering of the animal world. Beneath each illustration are biblical verses spanning several lines, in German, French and Latin. C.r. Thienemann 812, 815, 816. – 3 plates from *Paradise, or the Creation and Fall of the First Couple*. Copper engravings on vellum. Inscribed on the plate. Securely mounted in a passe-partout. - Scattered with small brown spots and slightly wavy. Edges partially slightly bumped. Overall, excellent, crisp prints with finely executed detail. The series ‘Paradise, or the Creation and Fall of the First Couple’ is one of the most striking religious-allegorical series of prints in Johann Elias Ridinger’s oeuvre. Spanning 12 plates, it unfolds the biblical story from the creation of Adam and Eve to their expulsion from Paradise. Below each illustration are multi-line biblical verses in German, French and Latin. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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