Circumcision Ceremony
Bernard Picart
1722
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Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.
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Creator Bio
Bernard Picart
Bernard Picart (also known as Picard) was a French draftsman, engraver, and illustrator best known for his 266 engravings in Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde (Religious Ceremonies and Customs of All the People of the World; 1723–1737). Born in Paris, the son of Etienne Picart, a famous engraver, he settled in Amsterdam in the early eighteenth century and established a printing workshop and engraving school.