Johann Christian Reinhart
German, 1761-1847
Head of a Buffalo, from Die Zweite Thierfolge
INV-1295
Johann Christian Reinhart
German, 1761-18471800
Head of a Buffalo, from Die Zweite Thierfolge
Johann Christian Reinhart German, 1761-1847 →etchingprint
Date
1800
Medium
Etching in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 14.7 × 10.6 cm (5 13/16 × 4 3/16 in.); Sheet: 17.7 × 13.2 cm (7 × 5 1/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection
Like the nearby Four Dogs (2013.437), this etching reflects Reinhart’s affection for hunting. In most of his depictions of animals, he included the entire body, but he truncated this image of a buffalo. It may be reference to the well-known practice of mounting animal heads and other parts as trophies after a successful hunt.
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