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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Ceremony Observed by One of the Floridian Kings, Before Making an Expedition (top) and One of the Floridian Kings, Consulting His Magician, Before Marching on the Enemy (bottom)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Ceremony Observed by One of the Floridian Kings, Before Making an Expedition (top) and One of the Floridian Kings, Consulting His Magician, Before Marching on the Enemy (bottom)

Artist Bernard Picart (French, 1673 - 1733)
Date1722-1724
SubjectFlorida, United States, North and Central America
MediumEngraving
Dimensionssheet: 16 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (41.9 x 27.3 cm)
Top image: 6 x 8 1/4 in. (15.2 x 21 cm)
Bottom image: 6 x 8 1/4 in. (15.2 x 21 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Father Robert Baker
Object numberPR-81-3
Collections
DescriptionTwo prints on one sheet; top: a man stands holding out an object in his right hand while two men kneel before him and many others crowd around, a shield and pots/baskets on the ground, and a fire and trees in the background; bottom: a man kneels with arms stretching awkwardly behind his back while one man kneels, looking on, and others stand surrounding them in the distance holding spears.

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