Accession number
PML 140007, no. 122
Creator
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733, printmaker.
Published
[Amsterdam?], 1715.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
Marriage print commemorating the silver marriage of Jan van Vollenhove and Maria Palm.
Description
1 print : etching and engraving ; plate mark: 132 x 183 mm; sheet: 138 x 190 mm
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows a couple seated on the left of a terrace overlooking a formal garden; they are holding hands and gazing lovingly at each other; beside them stands Hymen, holding his torch; the scene also features seven putti engaged in various activities, such as taking a bottle from a wine cooler, or making flower wreaths; in ornate border, with two reclining female figures on top, and two river deities at the bottom. Cf. British Museum online catalog.
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