Artist: Bernard Picart or Picard (1673 – 1733) was a French draughtsman, engraver, and book illustrator in Amsterdam.
Title: Eglise des Armeniens. Armenian Church.
Signed and Titled in plate: B. Picart dir. Eglise des Armeniens.
Dimensions: Image 11 7/8" x 8 5/8". Plate 13 1/4" x 8 5/8". 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: C. 1728.
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. 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. 223.
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.