Baptismal ceremonies; Mountain of Abyssinia, Baptismal Ceremonies, Ceremonies du Baptême des Abissins, et Moscovites, etc, Abyssiner Bergh, Montagnes d'Abissinie, etc (title on object), Les Indes Orientales et Occidentales et autres lieux (series title), Representation in two parts. On the left, some baptismal ceremonies in Abyssinia (Ethiopia) and Russia. The baptism of the Abyssinians takes place under the church door with blessed water. The Abyssinians renew their baptism every year on Three Kings. On the right image the children's mountain and prison mountain in Abyssinia. Apart from the heir to the throne, all royal children and close blood relatives, had to live in this mountain. In the foreground the Turkish Sultan on horseback. A Turkish Agha, also on horseback, slaps her hands in front of her eyes. Next to the sultan a Janissary. With a legend in Dutch and French. The print is part of an album., print maker: Romeyn de Hooghe, publisher: Pieter van der Aa (I) (mentioned on object), Leiden, 1682 - 1733, paper, etching, height 212 mm × width 339 mm
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Baptismal ceremonies, Mountain, Abyssinia, Baptismal Ceremonies, Ceremonies du Baptême des Abissins, et Moscovites, etc, Abyssiner Bergh, Montagnes d'Abissinie, etc, Les Indes Orientales et Occidentales et autres lieux, series title, Representation, two parts, left, baptismal ceremonies, Abyssinia, Ethiopia, Russia, baptism, Abyssinians takes place under, church door, blessed water, Abyssinians renew, baptism every year, Three Kings, right image, children's mountain, prison mountain, Abyssinia, Apart, heir, throne, royal children, close blood relatives, live, mountain, foreground, Turkish Sultan, horseback, Turkish Agha, horseback, slaps, hands, front, eyes, Next, sultan, Janissary, legend, Dutch, French, print, part, album, print maker, Romeyn de Hooghe, publisher, Pieter van der Aa, I, mentioned, Leiden, 1682, 1733, paper, etching, height 212 mm, width 339 mm
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