A BERLIN (K.P.M.) PORCELAIN RECTANGULAR PLAQUE, 'DES JARDINS DE AMOR'

LATE 19TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED MONOGRAM AND SCEPTRE MARK, 420_314 AND H

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A BERLIN (K.P.M.) PORCELAIN RECTANGULAR PLAQUE, 'DES JARDINS DE AMOR'
Late 19th century, impressed monogram and sceptre mark, 420_314 and H
Finely painted after Peter Paul Rubens with a lavish court fête champêtre, a temple, grotto and spilling fountain in the background
12½ x 16½in. (31.8 x 41.9cm.), within green-velvet and gilt gesso frame

Lot Essay

Rubens painted three versions of this composition. The present example relates most closely to the painting on panel at Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire, circa 1630-32. See Peter C. Sutton, The Age of Rubens, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Exhibition Catalogue, 22 September 1993 - 2 January 1994, Ghent, p. 303 - 306, fig. 1 and the cover illustration.

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