Bernard Picart. Wedding Ceremonies of the Peoples of Java. Engraving. 1726.

Artist: Bernard Picart or Picard (1673 – 1733) was a French draughtsman, engraver, and book illustrator in Amsterdam.Title: First Wedding Ceremony of the Peoples of Java. The groom fetches the bride. Second Wedding Ceremony of the Peoples of Java. The groom takes the bride home.Signed and Annotated in plate: B. Picart sculp. dir. 1726. Première Cérémonie nuptiale des peuples de Java. Le marié va chercher la mariée. Seconde Cérémonie nuptiale des peuples de Java. Le marié conduit la mariée chez lui.Dimensions: Image 12 1/8" x 8". Plate 13 1/8" x 8 3/4". Sheet 16 5/8" x 10 1/4".Publisher: Jean Frédéric Bernard  (1680 - 1744) was a French publisher and writer who worked and lived in Amsterdam.Edition: Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde, first published in Amsterdam, 1723-43.Date: 1726.Materials and Techniques: Engraving on laid paper. Watermark: V G.Provenance:  The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institu