Artist: Bernard Picart or Picard (1673 – 1733) was a French draughtsman, engraver, and book illustrator in Amsterdam.
Title: [Penitent Bramins in different postures].
- A penitent Female Bramin, who stands forever in the same postures as a devotee, attended by her maid, comes to recommend herſelf to her Prayers.
- Another is the penitent fitting in a very uneasy posture, which he is not allowed to change.
- N°1. A penitent who stands with his hand over his head till he dies. 2. Posture in which the penitents sleep without ever lower their arms.
- A pelerine of Female Bramin.
Signed and Annotated in plate: B. Picart sculp. dir. 1723. Pénitente bramine qui se tient toujours dans la même posture; une dévote accompagnée de sa servante vient se recommander à ses prières. / Autre pénitente assise dans une posture très gênée et qu'il ne lui est pas permis de changer. / No.1. Pénitent qui tient jusqu'à la mort ses bras élevés en l'air. 2. Posture dans laquelle les pénitents dorment sans jamais abaisser leurs bras. / Pelerine Bramine.
Dimensions: Plate 12" x 8 3/4". 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: 1723.
Materials and Techniques: Engraving on laid paper.
Watermark: Strasburg Lily.
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. Scattered foxings to margins, one tear to the right margin. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses des peuples idolatres... Amsterdam, 1723. Second partie du tome premier. 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.