Zinne-beelden der liefde, met puntdigten en aanteekeningen
A Dutch emblem book of love, Willem den Elger's Zinne-beelden der liefde, printed with epigrams and commentary by J. Roman de jonge in Amsterdam in 1732 for literate readers who read pictures as moral puzzles. Square engravings pair a winged Cupid with a woman in low Netherlandish landscapes of moated houses, brick towers, beehives, wayside crosses and radiating sun, giving designers compact figure groups and fine linear foliage.




















































