1721 · Views & Engravings
Antique Print of Widows in Florida by B. Picart, 1721
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- Date
- 1721
- Maker
- Theodor de Bry
- Kind
- Views & Engravings
- Size
- 39.6 × 24.5 cm (15.6 × 9.6 in)
- Condition
- Good. Please study image carefully.
- Period
- Colonial America
- Places
- Florida
- Reference
- BGI-01128
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.
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About this piece
Two scenes of mourning widows in Florida on one sheet, an engraving by Bernard Picart dated 1721 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" at the lower left.
The upper scene is captioned "Floridiennes, qui ayant perdu leurs maris à la guerre, viennent implorer l'assistance du Roy, Hermafrodites, destinez à servir les malades, et à enterrer les morts". A tall, tattooed and plumed figure holds a staff over a crowd of crouching women whose long hair falls over their faces, while a litter is carried away in the background. The lower scene, "Veuves de la Floride, qui sèment leurs cheveux sur les Tombeaux de leurs Maris", shows women walking among the graves and scattering their hair, with bows and arrows lying on the ground.
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's illustrations of Florida.
