Description: Hand signed proof state, hommage to Pieter Paul Rubens who's painting of the same subject and dated 1632 is now in the Prado in Madrid. We see a galant scene in a wooded garden with several larger architectural garden elements like a grotto and a terras with torsed columns. A music group at left and a dozen of couples spread all over the image. Bottom middle to the right in the plate "Meiner Lieben Frau Am 1918". In pencil beneath the print signed titled and dated: "Liebesgarten ----- Probedruck ----- Hans Meid 1918". Hans Meid (born Pforzheim, Germany) was a major leader of impressionism, along with his close friend Max Slevogt during the first decades of the twentieth century. He died on January 6, 1957 in Ludwigsburg, Germany. Dimensions: 27,30 x 31,70 cm Literature: Cat. exposition BnF 1929, n. 182. - Jentsch, n. 282 VI Medium: Etching with dry point Circa: 1918 Notes: All measurements are taken on the plate mark. All lot's are listed with several high resolution images, which is the best way to give a clear and objective idea of the general very good condition. Textual condition description is limited, so please examine the images carefully and ask for more info if needed. Condition: A good impression on a full sheet of Japan paper. In good condition.