The weasel are looking after their two young, while the martens are playing on the crevice in the forest. Etching by J.E. Ridinger.

Aug[ustae] Vind[elicorum] [Augsburg] : J.E. Ridinger

1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 27.3 x 39.8 cm

Das Wieselein hat meistens zwey,...bellettes ont ordinairement...mustela ut plurimum...Cum priv. sac. caes. majest. I. El. Ridinger inven. pinx. sculps. et excud. Aug. Vind. Lettering continues in German, French and Latin and ends in twelve lines of poetry in German describing weasel and martens Bears number top right : 38 Bears number (in pencil) bottom left : T 225

Wellcome Collection 39331i