Artist: Bernard Picart or Picard (1673 – 1733) was a French draughtsman, engraver, and book illustrator in Amsterdam.
Title: [Armenian Religious Practices].
Signed and Titled in plate: B. Picart sculp. dir. 1732.
- 1. Prétre Armenien en habit Sacerdotal 1. Dacre Armenien 3. Sous-diacre.
- Moines Armeniens vas par devant et par derrière, on voit dans le lointain le mount Ararat & les trois Eglises.
- Fille Armenienne qui se va marier conduite a l'Eglife par deux viélles Matrones.
- Armenien qui va a l'Eglise pour se marier accompagné du Compere qui porte foa Sabre
Dimensions: Image 12 1/8" x 8 1/8". Plate 12 7/8" x 8 1/2". Sheet 16 5/8" x 10 1/2".
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: 1732.
Materials and Techniques: Engraving on laid paper.
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. Two tears. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde... Amsterdam, 1733. Tome III. p. 225.
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.
Note: Armenian interest.