Jager legt aan op een edelhert in het water onder een oude boom 1735

"Jager legt aan op een edelhert in het water onder een oude boom" (Hunter Aims at a Red Deer in the Water under an Old Tree), a 1735 drawing by Johann Elias Ridinger, depicts a hunter aiming his rifle at a stag in a forest clearing. The detailed depiction of the hunter and the stag, along with the intricate rendering of the trees, highlights Ridinger's skill as a wildlife artist. His work often focused on animals in their natural habitats, contributing to the development of natural history illustration. This drawing, now housed in the Rijksmuseum, exemplifies Ridinger’s mastery of portraying the dynamic relationship between humans and animals in the wild.