Artist: Bernard Picart or Picard (1673 – 1733) was a French draughtsman, engraver, and book illustrator in Amsterdam.
Title: First Wedding Ceremony of the Peoples of Java. The groom fetches the bride. Second Wedding Ceremony of the Peoples of Java. The groom takes the bride home.
Signed and Annotated in plate: B. Picart sculp. dir. 1726. Première Cérémonie nuptiale des peuples de Java. Le marié va chercher la mariée. Seconde Cérémonie nuptiale des peuples de Java. Le marié conduit la mariée chez lui.
Dimensions: Image 12 1/8" x 8". 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: 1726.
Materials and Techniques: Engraving on laid paper.
Watermark: V G.
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. Slight yellowing around the edges. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses des peuples idolatres... Amsterdam, 1728. Tome second, premier partie. p. 134 - 135.
Museums and Libraries: Library of Congress 50032372.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Réserve des livres rares, RES-G-562.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XVIII C. Dutch School XVIII C.