Hunting Scene
The technique of reverse glass engraving, incising lines by hand in metal foil pasted to the reverse side of a glass panel is very demanding and does not allow for any corrections. Jonas Zeuner (1727–1814), who signed and dated this work “ZEUNER INV. DEN 17 MART 1770,” was specialized in this art form. Born in Kassel, the artist emigrated to Amsterdam around the middle of the eighteenth century where he created topographical views, hunting, and genre scenes in or before 1770. With its gold, silver and black colors behind a reflective surface, this visual effect is reminiscent of East Asian lacquer. The hawking and hare coursing hunters are based on various compositions by the successful artist Johann Elias Ridinger (1698–1767) from his print series “Hunters and Falconers with their Devices” (Die Jäger und Falkoniers mit ihren Verrichtungen) published in Augsburg in ca. 1764.
Artwork Details
- Title: Hunting Scene
- Artist: Jonas Zeuner (Dutch, Kassel 1727–1814 Amsterdam)
- Artist: after prints by Johann Elias Ridinger (German, Ulm 1698–1767 Augsburg)
- Date: 1770
- Culture: Dutch, Amsterdam
- Medium: Engraving in gold and silver foil behind glass, black lacquer; gilt-wood frame
- Dimensions: 18 1/8 × 22 1/16 in. (46 × 56 cm)
Framed (framed, confirmed): 24 5/16 × 28 1/8 in. (61.8 × 71.4 cm) - Classifications: Glass, Engravings
- Credit Line: Purchase, Ann R. Burns Gift, in memory of Larry D. Burns, 2025
- Object Number: 2025.16
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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