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A coffin layed out on a bier in a chapel surrounded by a choir. Etching by B. Picart, 1724.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Date: 1724Reference: 44196i- Pictures
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Ruth, having gleaned barley in a field owned by Boaz, is given hospitality by him. Engraving attributed to B. Picart.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Reference: 497693i- Pictures
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Left, a man convicted of heresy in the Spanish Inquisition; right, a nun that escaped being burned at the stake by recanting. Engraving by B. Picart, 1722.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Date: 1722Reference: 43201i- Pictures
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The Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox congregation of the Holy Grave in Jerusalem distributes the Holy Light at Easter; members of the congregation fight for it. Etching after B. Picart, 1730.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Date: 1730Reference: 31984i- Pictures
A chariot driven by Folly and pulled by speculative trading companies displays a figure of Fortune corrupting honest trade. Etching by B. Picart, ca. 1720.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Date: [1720?]Reference: 812283iPart of: Groote tafereel der dwaasheid.- Pictures
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Putti perform an anatomical dissection on a dog; others hold a jar containing a human foetus; two more play with a spider; representing anatomy and natural history. Etching by B. Picart, 1729.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Date: 1729Reference: 25666i- Pictures
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Putti deprive a bird of air in a vacuum experiment, one plays at billiards, another plays with magnetised keys, while outside a storm rages: representing physics. Etching by B. Picart, 1729, after himself.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Date: 1729Reference: 25667i- Pictures
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A torture chamber of the Spanish Inquisition with suspected heretics having their feet burned or being suspended with a rope from a pulley while scribes note down confessions. Engraving by B. Picart, 1722.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Date: 1722Reference: 43213i- Books
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Impostures innocentes; or, a collection of prints from the most celebrated painters, viz. Rafael, Guido, Carlo Maratti, Poussin, Rembrandt, &c. Engraved in imitation of these masters, and according to the particular Taste of each. With a discourse on the prejudices of certain critics, in regard to engraving. By Bernard Picart, Designer and Engraver. With a short account of his life.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Date: MDCCLVI. [1756]- Pictures
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A secret marriage (?) in England which is being watched by some men and women from outside. Engraving by or after B. Picart.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Date: 1730-1739Reference: 28415i- Pictures
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A Chinese monk having been found with a woman has his neck pierced with a chain and is whipped by another monk when he touches his neck. Engraving attributed to B. Picart.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Date: 1700-1799Reference: 579727i- Pictures
History gives a pen to Painting (representing Frans van Mieris II), and encourages her to write the history of the princes who have governed the Netherlands. Engraving by B. Picart, 1732.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Date: 1732Reference: 2853465i- Pictures
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Left, a young woman condemned to be burnt alive by the Spanish Inquisition; right, a young man about to be burnt alive at the stake by the Spanish Inquisition. Engraving by B. Picart, 1722.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Date: 1722Reference: 43204i- Pictures
A group of mourners visit a coffin layed out on a bier in a chapel and accept the gift of wine and bread as part of the funeral rites. Etching by B. Picart, 1724.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Date: 1724Reference: 44194i- Pictures
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Fools carved on the finial of the staff of the Compagnie Mère-Folle (Mère-Folie) at Dijon, 1482. Line engraving by or after B. Picart.
Date: 1700-1799Reference: 16036i- Pictures
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A group of mourners visiting a coffin layed out on a bier to pay their last respects to the dead. Etching by B. Picart, 1724.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Date: 1724Reference: 44193i- Pictures
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Left, a young man avoiding being burnt at the stake for heresy by the Spanish Inquisition by recanting; left, a young woman avoiding being burned alive by recanting after the judgement. Engraving by B. Picart, 1722.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Date: 1722Reference: 43203i- Pictures
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Members of the Greek Orthodox congregation of the Holy Grave in Jerusalem waiting at Easter for a good position for the arrival of the Holy Light and Lighting. Etching after B. Picart, 1730.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Reference: 31975i- Books
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The ceremonies and religious customs of the various nations of the known world: together with historical annotations, and several curious discourses equally instructive and entertaining. ... . Containing the Ceremonies of the Jews, and the Roman Catholicks. Written originally in French, and illustrated with a large Number of Folio Copper Plates, all beautifully Designed by Mr. Bernard Picart, And curiously Engraved by most of the Best Hands in Europe. Faithfully translated into English, by a gentleman, some Time since of St. John's College in Oxford.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Date: MDCCXXXIII. [1733]- Pictures
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Six rites of the Roman Catholic Church: the procession of the Holy Oils; the blessing of the Holy Oils; a bishop is received during a visit to his diocese; the bishop's pastoral exhortation; the kissing of the bishop's hand and the bishop's lying in state. Etching after B. Picart.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Reference: 31990i- Pictures
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The personification of the Republic of Holland is surrounded by representations of religion, liberty, peace, navigation, commerce, fortune and abundance, as well as Asia, Africa and America; representing the glory of the Republic of Holland. Engraving by B. Picart.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Date: 1722Reference: 38943i- Pictures
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A funeral cortège in the city of Amsterdam. Engraving with etching.
Reference: 44220i- Pictures
A sick man brought on a litter before a statue of Shiva in the hope of a cure. Engraving, 1785.
Date: 1785Reference: 2927179i- Books
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The ceremonies and religious customs of the various nations of the known world; With additions and remarks omitted by the French author: whereby the reader will be informed (in a concise, clear and intelligible style) of the customs and ceremonies; in what manner, and under what forms, representations, signs, &c. the several nations under both hemispheres worship a supreme being. Written originally in French and now faithfully abridg'd from the French original.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Date: MDCCXLI. [1741]- Pictures
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A rosary, a medallion of St Benedict, a charm said to cause loss of eyesight, and hands showing lines and features to be interpreted by palmistry (including lines forecasting violent death); all illustrating 'superstition'. Engraving.
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