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Saints and Devotion
Old Print of a Religious Ceremony for Corpus Christi Day and Palm Sunday, 1725
Anno Domini MDCCXXV1725
£375
$490 · €440
Original print, not a reproduction
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- Date
- 1725
- Sheet size
- 17.7 × 20.9 in (45 × 53 cm)
- Technique
- Engraved
- Condition
- Very good, general age-related toning. Please study image carefully.
- Faith
- Christianity
- Collection
- Saints and Devotion
- Era
- 1700 to 1799, Mortier, Picart and the illustrated Bible
- Stock no.
- f_27483272
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.
Two images on one sheet titled 'La Procession des Palmes le Dimanche des Rameaux' and 'La Procession du Saint Sacrement le jour de la Dête-Dieu'.
The upper image depicts Palm Sunday; procession of nuns and monks carrying palm fronds as well as other town people in the entry of a church. The lower image depicts a Religious ceremony for corpus christi day; many clerics and townspeople in a church. This print originates from 'Ceremonies et coutumes Religieuses (..)'.
Artists and Engravers: Bernard Picart (1673-1733), a French painter and engraver.
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