Gallery›Wellcome Collection›An old ibex is dancing in an unrestrained manner with a crowd of wild animals watching the spectacle in disbelief. Etching by J. E. Ridinger.
An old ibex is dancing in an unrestrained manner with a crowd of wild animals watching the spectacle in disbelief. Etching by J. E. Ridinger.
Wellcome Collection

An old ibex is dancing in an unrestrained manner with a crowd of wild animals watching the spectacle in disbelief. Etching by J. E. Ridinger.

Johann Elias Ridinger

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Lettering: Fabula IX: Das Alter ohne Verstand wird durch kindisches bezeugen verächtlich. J. El. Ridinger inv. et fec. et exc.

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