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A chamois is shot by a hunter in a mountainous range after being lured to the site by a strategically placed salt lick. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.
Wellcome Collection

A chamois is shot by a hunter in a mountainous range after being lured to the site by a strategically placed salt lick. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.

Johann Elias Ridinger

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Lettering: Die Gems auf der Salzlecke zu Pürsche. La chasse aux daims par moyen du sel. I. El. Ridinger inv. pinx. sculps. et excud. Aug. Vind. avec privil de sa Maj. Imp.

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