An unusual Chinese en grisaille plate with a European decoration. Qianlong
Decorated en grisaille and gilt, with a central cartouche after the painting of Hendrik Goltzius (1558-1617), Le Printemps, (originally printed by Jan Saenredam (1565-1607)), print by Picard, the gilt in the Meissen style.
This plate, from the collection of Louis Damon (1860-1947) is reproduced by Hervouët & Bruneau in La Porcelaine des Compagnies des Indes à Décor Occidental, 1986, no. 7.69.
The others plates are known, including one which was in the Eltzbacher collection and another one in the Binder collection.