Antique Print of Funeral Ceremonies of the Canadian People by B. Picart, 1723

1723 · Views & Engravings

Antique Print of Funeral Ceremonies of the Canadian People by B. Picart, 1723

Name: Antique Print of Funeral Ceremonies of the Canadian People by B. Picart, 1723
Brand: Theodor de Bry
SKU: BGI-01185A
Price: 140 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: 1723
Maker: Theodor de Bry
Kind: Views & Engravings
Size: 35.1 × 23.5 cm (13.8 × 9.3 in)
Condition: Good. Please study image carefully.
Period: Colonial America
Places: Canada
Reference: BGI-01185A

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

Two scenes of funeral customs of the Canadian peoples on one sheet, an engraving by Bernard Picart dated 1723 in the listing, from the Dutch edition (1727-1738) of "Naaukeurige beschryving der godtsdienst-plichten, kerk-zeden en gewoontens van alle volkeren der waereldt". The captions are in French, and the sheet is credited "B. Picart del." at the lower left.

The upper scene is "Rejouissances des peuples du Canada, pendant que l'on porte le Defunt a la Cabane des Morts". Dancers and feasters crowd a village of cabins, with a figure turning meat on a grill at the center left. The lower scene, "Convoi funebre des peuples du Canada", shows a procession of men and women dancing in file through a wooded landscape toward the cabin in the distance.

The plates belong to Picart's survey of the religious ceremonies and customs of all nations, first issued in French between 1721 and 1725, the most elaborate history of world religion up to that time. They were adapted from earlier sources, including de Bry, so the dancers' classical poses reflect European convention more than observed practice.

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