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Plate with a Man and Woman in a Garden, in the Background a Second Woman
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Porcelain plate, painted on the glaze in blue, red, pink, green, yellow, black and gold. On the flat surface a representation of a reclining woman in a garden with flowering plants and trees, a man reaches his arm out to her; behind them an urn on a pedestal; in the background a woman looking at the couple from the window of a building; on the wall a band with a decorative pattern; the rim with a band of floral scrolls. Two chips in the rim. Based on an engraving by Nicolas de Larmessin (1684-1753), titled La Servante Justifiée. It is a version from the Fables of La Fontaine. European representation in enamel colors.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit linePlate with a man and woman in a garden, in the background a second women. c. 1760 - c. 1780. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
