Antique Print of Wedding Ceremonies of the Indians in Panama by B. Picart, 1723

Name: Antique Print of Wedding Ceremonies of the Indians in Panama by B. Picart, 1723
Brand: Theodor de Bry
SKU: BGI-01182
Price: 170 USD
Availability: InStock

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Date: 1723
Maker: Theodor de Bry
Kind: Views & Engravings
Size: 35.5 × 24 cm (14 × 9.4 in)
Condition: Good. Please study image carefully.
Period: Colonial America
Places: Central America
Reference: BGI-01182

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 Indian life in Panama 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, "Mariage des Indiens du Panama", takes place in a house with a hammock slung across the ceiling, around which a crowd of figures dances and kneels among gourds and baskets, with a fire visible through the open door at the right. The lower scene, "Les Parens & les Amis defrichant la terre qui est destinee aux nouveaux maries", shows relatives and friends with axes and hoes clearing the ground for the newly married couple, felling trees and working the soil.

The plates belong to Picart's survey of the religious ceremonies and customs of all nations, first issued in French between 1721 and 1725, which was the most elaborate history of world religion up to that time. They were adapted from earlier sources, including de Bry.

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