Artist: Bernard Picart or Picard (1673 – 1733) was a French draughtsman, engraver, and book illustrator in Amsterdam.
Title: Celebration of the Great Festival of the Sun.
Signed and Annotated in plate: B. Picart invenit 1723. Sacrifice d’un Agneau noir, le jour de la grande Fete du Soleil. Festin a L’Honneur du Soleil, le jour du grand Ramy.
Dimensions: Image 12 3/8" x 8 1/4". Plate 13 1/8" x 8 3/4". Sheet 16 5/8" x 10 1/4".
Publisher: Jean Frédéric Bernard (1680 - 1744) was a French publisher and writer who worked and lived in Amsterdam.
Edition: Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde, first published in Amsterdam, 1723-43.
Date: 1723.
Materials and Techniques: Engraving on laid paper.
Watermark: Fleur-de-Lis.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: The left edge of the sheet was cut unevenly while extracting from the book, and at the same time, because the sheet was inside the book, it was protected from sunlight. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses des peuples idolatres... Amsterdam, 1723. Tome premier, premier partie. p. 194 - 195.
Museums and Libraries: Library of Congress 50032372.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Réserve des livres rares, RES-G-562.
Smithsonian American Art Museum 1967.103.50.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XVIII C. Dutch School XVIII C.