Print Description
Original etching/engraving on a verge type handlaid paper. on paper.
Size in cm: The overall size is ca. 16.5 x 25 cm. The image size is ca. 15 x 20 cm. Size in inch: The overall size is ca. 6.5 x 9.8 inch. The image size is ca. 5.9 x 7.9 inch.
Antique print, number 17. It shows: 14 images: 1) Horus. 2) Egyptian priest kneeling before an altar. 3) the table of the same altar. 4) an altar to Isis. 5) a Vestal altar. 6) Jupiter Ammon, Jupiter equated with the Egyptian God Amon, after the conquest of Egypt. 7) Canopus on a Griffin holding its paw on a shield on which a cross. 8) Bacchus with a garland of vines and the thyrsus behind him. 9) a Bacchante, holding a thyrsus on her shoulder and a shield on which a cross in the other hand. 10-13) medallions of Astarte (Mesopotamian female fertility goddess). 14) medallion showing a high priest’s cap and simpulum. This print originates from ‘De Zeden der Wilden van Amerika’ (The Customs of the American Savages) by J.F. la Fiteau, published ‘s-Gravenhage: Gerard van der Poel, 1731. This is the first Dutch edition of the work originally published in French (‘Moeurs des Sauvages Ameriquains’, 1724). This work deals with the mythology of America (compared to Western and Egyptian mythologies). Ref: Backer-Sommervogel . IV, column 1362, Sabin 38598. Artists and Engravers: The frontispiece of the originating work is signed E.L. Creite. All other images are unsigned, but assumed to be by the same artist. Engraver: Ernst Ludiwg Creite (1728-1765) was a German printmaker. He received his training in Braunschweig, but worked in The Hague his entire career. Author: Joseph-Francois Lafitau (Bordeaux 1681-1746) was a French Jesuit missionary, ethnologist and naturalist. He is best known for his discovery of ginseng, and his work on the Iroquois. He is praised for his use of the comparative method of scientific field anthropology.
Condition: Good, given age. Creases in the bottom margin, left edge uneven from binding, left edge discoloured. Tear in left corner, not affecting image, restored and backed with acid free tape. General age related toning and occasional light staining from handling as visible on image. Please study scan carefully.
Keywords: ANTIQUE PRINT-HORUS-EGYPTIAN PRIEST-VESTA-ISIS-JUPITER AMMON-CREITE-FITEAU
(PCO) C263-10
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