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Palm Knots

Bernard Picart · 1732 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Representation of marriage customs among the Reformed in Amsterdam, ca. 1730. Representation of the palm-knotting, the tying of flower and leaf wreaths by the betrothed couple and friends. With inscription in French. Subject headings within the Atlas Zeden en Gewoonten: Des Menschen Begin, Midden en Einde. Wedding and marriage.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

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print boekillustratie betrothal Amsterdam

Credit linePalmknopen. 1732. Bernard Picart. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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