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Betrothal and Palm Nails
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Sheet with two depictions of preparations for a Reformed wedding ceremony. Top: The engaged couple holds a reception before the wedding day, where they and their parents are congratulated by family and acquaintances. Bottom: Two days before the wedding day, bridesmaids, groomsmen, family, and friends gather for the palm-knotting. The branches of the maidenhair palm are silvered, gilded, and knotted, and the room is decorated with them.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineVerloving en Palmknopen. 1732. Bernard Picart. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
