Wilde zwijnenjacht met honden
Fritz Dinger
1837 - 1904
Medium
steel engraving
Dimensions
595; 448
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
**Wilde zwijnenjacht honden** by Fritz Dinger captures the thrill of a wild boar hunt dogs, a dramatic scene rendered in meticulous steel engraving. Created by the German engraver Fritz Dinger (1837–1904), this large print measures 448 × 595 mm, showcasing the medium's capacity for intricate detail and expansive compositions. Steel engraving, a 19th-century innovation, copper plates by allowing sharper lines, finer textures, and higher print runs—ideal for reproducing vivid hunting narratives that romanticized Europe's aristocratic pastimes. Hunting scenes like this one were immensely popular...