Another Ceremony in order to obtain rain. A religious ceremony performed at Guinea in honour to Deity. Their commemoration of the dead. The ceremony observed by people of Guinea at Circumcision of their child.

Artist:

Bernard Picart (1673 - 1733)

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Engraving from Picart’s, Ceremonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde.

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S/N: CECR-014-RELIG–353834

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Full Title:

Another Ceremony in order to obtain rain. A religious ceremony performed at Guinea in honour to Deity. Their commemoration of the dead. The ceremony observed by people of Guinea at Circumcision of their child.

Date:

C1723

(1737)

Artist:

Bernard Picart (1673 - 1733)

Condition:

Some spots on the top right corner, otherwise in good condition.

Technique:

Copper engraving.

Image Size:

205mm

x 315mm

Paper Size:

258mm

x 447mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1737

Description:

Engraving from Picart’s, Ceremonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde.

Artist:

Bernard Picart (1673-1733)

French artist and engraver, son of Etienne Picart, also an engraver. He was born in Paris and died in Amsterdam. He moved to Antwerp in 1696, and spent a year in Amsterdam before returning to France at the end of 1698. After his wife died in 1708, he moved to Amsterdam in 1711 (later being joined by his father), where he became a Protestant convert and married again. His most famous series was his Ceremonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde, appearing between 1723 to 1743.