Caption
Funeral ceremony among the Batavians, print, historical print, Funeral ceremony among the Batavians. Cremation at the stake., printmaker: Reinier Vinkeles (I), Netherlands, after drawing by Engelbertus Matthias Engelberts, 1788 - 1790, paper, etching, height 192 mm x width 154 mm, Illustration for: EM Engelberts, The Ancient State and Histories of the United Netherlands, Johannes Allart, Amsterdam 1784-1799, vol. III, p. 156. Stands before the letter., funerary ceremonial, extinct, 'historical' peoples (with NAME), Roman period in the Netherlands, A detailed monochrome engraving shows a crowd of people gathered outdoors among tall leafy trees, with a plume of smoke rising from a brazier in the foreground. A horse stands near the smoke while three men stand beside it, one holding its reins and another holding a staff; two of the men wear simple garments and head coverings. A group of onlookers, including several with hands raised or clasped, forms a dense mass to the left, some partially obscured by smoke. Behind the horse is a low wall of woven material and beyond it a rustic round hut with a thatched roof and a small fenced enclosure. The sky is filled with textured clouds, and the scene is framed by clusters of trees with detailed foliage extending from both sides.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
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LZT26A89_281
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