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Object Type
Museum number: 1891,0414.912
Title: Object: Le Jardin des Meuses
Description: The Garden of Love; a company of men and women in a formal garden before a fountain of Venus; fifth state retouched by Jacques van Merle; worn plate; after Peter Paul Rubens. 1665 Engraving
Producer name: After: Peter Paul Rubens; Print made by: Pieter Clouwet; Print made by: Jacques van Merle (retouched in 1665); Published by: Jacques van Merle
School/style
Production date: 1665
Production place: Published in: Paris (France)
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 444 millimetres (trimmed); Width: 615 millimetres
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Curator's comments: After the painting by Rubens in the Museo del Prado, Madrid, inv.no.P01690 (Rooses 835). This is fifth state, for impressions of first state of this plate (before retouchings by Jacques van Merle) see 1891,0414.913 and 1917,1208.489. Several members of Rubens' family, including the artist himself, are represented in this scene.
Bibliographic references: Schneevoogt 1873 / Catalogue des estampes gravées d'après P.P.Rubens (149.110); Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700 (2.V) (under Clouet)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: love (allegorical); classical deity; courtship/love
Associated names: Representation of: Peter Paul Rubens; Associated with: Aphrodite/Venus
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1891
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1891,0414.912

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