Head of a Buffalo, from Die Zweite Thierfolge
<p>Like the nearby <em>Four Dogs</em> (2013.437), this etching reflects Reinhart’s affection for hunting. In most of his depictions of animals, he included the entire body, but he truncated this image of a buffalo. It may be reference to the well-known practice of mounting animal heads and other parts as trophies after a successful hunt.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1800
- Dimensions
- Plate: 14.7 × 10.6 cm (5 13/16 × 4 3/16 in.); Sheet: 17.7 × 13.2 cm (7 × 5 1/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist
Painting
Johann Christian Reinhart was a German painter and engraver. He was one of the founders, along with Joseph Anton Koch, of German romantic classical landscape painting.
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Year
- 1800
- Dimensions
- Plate: 14.7 × 10.6 cm (5 13/16 × 4 3/16 in.); Sheet: 17.7 × 13.2 cm (7 × 5 1/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1800-097655
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified