Artist: Bernard Picart or Picard (1673 – 1733) was a French draughtsman, engraver, and book illustrator in Amsterdam.
Title: Funerary customs of the inhabitants of Mexico and Venezuela.
Signed and Annotated in plate: B. Picart del. sculp. dir. 1721. Convoi funebre des Mexiquains. Presens que les Mexiquains font a leurs morts. Les Habitans de Venezuela boivent ls cendres e leurs Caciques apres avoir brulé leurs corps. Les Habitans de Venezuela pleurent sur le corps de leurs Caciques.
Dimensions: Image 12 1/4" x 8 1/4". Plate 13 1/4" 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: 1721.
Materials and Techniques: Engraving on laid paper.
Watermark: Fleur-de-lys.
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 is slightly damaged by detachment from bookbinding, and at the same time, because the sheet was inside the book, it was protected from sunlight. Spots. 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. CLXVI - CLXVII.
Museums and Libraries: Library of Congress 50032372.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Réserve des livres rares, RES-G-562.
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco 2000.119.3.199.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XVIII C. Dutch School XVIII C.