Artist: Bernard Picart or Picard (1673 – 1733) was a French draughtsman, engraver, and book illustrator in Amsterdam.
Title: Manner in which women burn themselves in India after the death of their husbands. How they all bury themselves alive with the bodies of their husbands.
Signed and Annotated in plate: B. Picart del. 1728. Manière dont les femmes se brûlent aux Indes après la mort de leurs époux. Manière dont elles s'enterrent toutes vivantes avec le corps de leurs époux.
Dimensions: Image 12 1/4" x 8 1/4". Plate 13 1/4" x 8 1/2". Sheet 16 3/4" x 10 3/8".
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: 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. 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. 26 - 27.
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.