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Set of 4 18th C Marriage Engraving by Bernard Picart (1673-1733)
Set of 4 18th C Marriage Engraving by Bernard Picart (1673-1733)
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1724 Engraving by Bernard Picart (1673-1733) - one of the mosgt prominent French engravers of the 18th century
"Ne Timeas, Et Casta Thorus, Tua Numina Servat" - Fear not, your chaste marriage bed is protected by your divine guardians Coat of arms in the center is quartered, showing lion on one side, and three hounds on the other Wedding plate For the Amsterdam wedding of Jacob Dircksz van Lennep and Susanna Catharina de Wolff Multiple museum/catalog records match |
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Nova Gaudia Surgunt Engraving 1715
"New Joys Arise" Imagery here also centers aroudn a wedding feast or betrothal celebration Engraving by Bernard Picart (1673-1733) - another one of the marriage plates Marks the silver (25 year) wedding anniversary of Jan van Vollenhove and Maria Palm More rare in his body of work since its not marriage by anniversary Couple is seated under a canopy with Hymen holding a torch - traditional symbols of marriage Palm trees - nod to the last name Moose and exotic figures - reference to the couple's overseas trade Nereid, Triton, Fortuna - tied to prosperity and adventury Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco lists this work |
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1718 Engraving by Bernand Picart (1673-1733) - one of the most prominent French engravers of the 18th century
Another marriage epithalamium plate "Nil Flammes Pulchrius Istes" - Nothing is more beautiful than these flames, a poetic metaphor for the flames of love/marriage B. Picart Invenit (Designed by Bernard Picart) and a. Schley (engraved by Jakob van Schley, 1718) Almost certainly produced for a specific high societry Dutch marriage in 1718 - the shield identify the families Jakob van Schley (1715-1779) was a Dutch engraver known for his book illustrations; here, he's the plate engraver after Picart's design Made for the wedding of Arent (Arendt) Bosch and Eltte Thesingh, married in Amsterdam on 3 April 1718 Rijksmuseum holds this exact print One of Picart's 12 documented Epithalames (wedding prints), commissioned by wealthy Amsterdam Mennonite merchant families |
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1721 Engraving by Bernard Picart (1673-1733) - one of the most prominent French engravers of the early 18th Century, known for his finely detailed illustrations, alleogrial scenes, and book frontispieces
Lower left read B Picart invenit et fecit 1721 (B Picart designed and made 1721) "Soli Tibi Pronuba Juno" - To you alone, Juno as the matron of honor - an allegory referencing Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage Richly detailed wedding allegory - cherubs, garlands, architectural garden setting, coats of arms, classical figures, and a marriage ceremony at the center Commemoraitve plate for a wedding or noble alliance, given the coat of arms and inscription An epithalamium (marriage) print made for the Amsterdam wedding of Adriaen Maten and Maria van Vollenhoven on 6 May 1721. Their coat of arms appear above. Museum records and scholarship confirm this exact plate and occasion (two notable Dutch families) One of Picart's 12 documented Epithalames (wedding prints), commissioned by wealthy Amsterdam Mennonite merchant families |
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1724 Engraving by Bernard Picart (1673-1733) - one of the mosgt prominent French engravers of the 18th century
"Ne Timeas, Et Casta Thorus, Tua Numina Servat" - Fear not, your chaste marriage bed is protected by your divine guardians Coat of arms in the center is quartered, showing lion on one side, and three hounds on the other Wedding plate For the Amsterdam wedding of Jacob Dircksz van Lennep and Susanna Catharina de Wolff Multiple museum/catalog records match |
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Nova Gaudia Surgunt Engraving 1715
"New Joys Arise" Imagery here also centers aroudn a wedding feast or betrothal celebration Engraving by Bernard Picart (1673-1733) - another one of the marriage plates Marks the silver (25 year) wedding anniversary of Jan van Vollenhove and Maria Palm More rare in his body of work since its not marriage by anniversary Couple is seated under a canopy with Hymen holding a torch - traditional symbols of marriage Palm trees - nod to the last name Moose and exotic figures - reference to the couple's overseas trade Nereid, Triton, Fortuna - tied to prosperity and adventury Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco lists this work |
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1718 Engraving by Bernand Picart (1673-1733) - one of the most prominent French engravers of the 18th century
Another marriage epithalamium plate "Nil Flammes Pulchrius Istes" - Nothing is more beautiful than these flames, a poetic metaphor for the flames of love/marriage B. Picart Invenit (Designed by Bernard Picart) and a. Schley (engraved by Jakob van Schley, 1718) Almost certainly produced for a specific high societry Dutch marriage in 1718 - the shield identify the families Jakob van Schley (1715-1779) was a Dutch engraver known for his book illustrations; here, he's the plate engraver after Picart's design Made for the wedding of Arent (Arendt) Bosch and Eltte Thesingh, married in Amsterdam on 3 April 1718 Rijksmuseum holds this exact print One of Picart's 12 documented Epithalames (wedding prints), commissioned by wealthy Amsterdam Mennonite merchant families |
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1721 Engraving by Bernard Picart (1673-1733) - one of the most prominent French engravers of the early 18th Century, known for his finely detailed illustrations, alleogrial scenes, and book frontispieces
Lower left read B Picart invenit et fecit 1721 (B Picart designed and made 1721) "Soli Tibi Pronuba Juno" - To you alone, Juno as the matron of honor - an allegory referencing Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage Richly detailed wedding allegory - cherubs, garlands, architectural garden setting, coats of arms, classical figures, and a marriage ceremony at the center Commemoraitve plate for a wedding or noble alliance, given the coat of arms and inscription An epithalamium (marriage) print made for the Amsterdam wedding of Adriaen Maten and Maria van Vollenhoven on 6 May 1721. Their coat of arms appear above. Museum records and scholarship confirm this exact plate and occasion (two notable Dutch families) One of Picart's 12 documented Epithalames (wedding prints), commissioned by wealthy Amsterdam Mennonite merchant families |
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