Bernard Picart. Chingulais Deity Worship. Engraving. 1729.

Artist: Bernard Picart or Picard (1673 – 1733) was a French draughtsman, engraver, and book illustrator in Amsterdam.Title: The Divinity who, according to the Chingulais, bestows wisdom, health & goods, etc. The tutelary god of the island of Ceylon.Signed and Annotated in plate: B. Picart del. 1729. La Divinité qui selon les Chingulais donne la sagesse, la santé & les biens, etc. Le Dieu tutélaire de l'île de Ceylan.Dimensions: Image 12 1/8" x 8". Plate 13" x 8 1/2". Sheet 16 5/8" x 10 1/4".Publisher: Jean Frédéric Bernard  (1680 - 1744) was a French publisher and writer who worked and lived in Amsterdam.Edition: Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde, first published in Amsterdam, 1723-43.Date: 1729 (sic).Materials and Techniques: Engraving on laid paper.Provenance:  The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1