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GERMAN SCHOOL (18TH CENTURY) SCENE WITH ELEPHANTS, RHINOS AND WARRING FIGURES
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Description
German School (18th century)
Scene with Elephants, Rhinos and Warring Figures
Designs for book illustrations
Pen, brown ink and grey wash over black chalk
c. 1770s
Frame size: 14 3/4 x 16 in.
Provenance: T.H. Clarke, Esq., the foremost authority on representations of Rhinos
Literature: T.H. Clarke, The Rhinoceros from Durer to Stubbs. 1515-1799, London 1986, pp.
157/159, figs 121 and 123
Included in this cycle of four scenes is a drawing of a fight between an elephant and a rhino, a surprisingly popular theme throughout Western art which originated from Pliny’s description of the creatures’ natural animosity in his Natural History (AD 23-79). The text, translated into Germanwas transcribed by Durer in his celebrated 1515 drawing of the Rhinoceros, and was also included in most editions of the woodcut. The compositio of this subject in this group, with the rhino spearing the elephant’s left side, resembles two prints of the same subject by Ambroise Pare for his Discours..de la Mumie (1852) and Antonio Tempesta’s Rhinoceros Fight of 1605. -
More Information
Documentation: Documented elsewhere (similar item) Period: 19th Century Condition: Good. Styles / Movements: Other Incollect Reference #: 601139 -
Dimensions
W. 16 in; H. 14.75 in; W. 40.64 cm; H. 37.47 cm;
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Founded in 1971, Arader Galleries is the world's leading dealer and auction house of Rare Maps, Prints, Rare Books and Watercolors of the 16th through 19th centuries. Over our forty-five year history we have grown to five magnificent locations in some of America’s most vibrant cities and are represented at the most distinguished antiques shows in the country. We are proud to buy and sell more original Audubon prints that any other firm in the United States.
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