The Garden of Love
$500
CHRISTOFFEL JEGHER (1596-1653) AFTER PETER PAUL RUBENS (1577-1640)
The Garden of Love
the pair of woodcuts
circa 1633-35
on two sheets of laid paper, watermark Coat of Arms with countermark Name IPOYLEVE (similar to Heawood 628)
a very fine, early and uniform example of this rare, monumental pair of prints
second state (of three) and only state, respectively
printing very darkly and richly, slight dryly in places
with great clarity, contrasts and cosiderable gaufrage verso
both with margins on all sides
two repaired tears in the right sheet
otherwise in good condition
Block: 18 1⁄8 x 23 1⁄8 in. (460 x 588 mm.), Sheet: 19 ¼ x 25 3⁄8 in. (490 x 644 mm.) (and similar)
Overall: 49 ¼ x 19 5⁄16 in. (490 x 1251 mm.)