Stier en koeien in een rivier before 1767

"Stier en koeien in een rivier" is an etching by Johann Elias Ridinger from before 1767. It depicts a bull and two cows standing in a river, framed within a circular composition. Ridinger, a renowned German artist known for his animal studies, captures the animals' anatomy and their natural environment with remarkable detail. The etching, now housed in the Rijksmuseum, exemplifies Ridinger's mastery of the etching technique and his keen eye for naturalism. The circular format and the careful observation of animal forms make this artwork a prime example of 18th-century animal art.