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Bernard PicartLe Gendarme.1747
1747
About the Item
- Creator:Bernard Picart (1673 - 1733, French)
- Creation Year:1747
- Dimensions:Height: 9.85 in (25 cm)Width: 14.97 in (38 cm)
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- Condition:Light foxing. General age-related toning and occasional minor defects from handling.
- Gallery Location:Zeeland, NL
- Reference Number:Seller: 60080 TPCRC-A1-131stDibs: LU59232123923
Bernard Picart
Bernard Picart was a French engraver who is well-known for his illustrated books, including the Bible and Ovid. His most famous work is Cérémonies Et Coutumes Religieuses de Tous Les Peuples Du Monde, published from 1723–43 and defined as "an immense effort to record the religious rituals and beliefs of the world in all their diversity as objectively and authentically as possible" by Jonathan I. Israel.
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