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Maps, views and diagrams of military reviews and encampments

ISIDORE STANISLAS HELMAN (1743-1806/10)

China, 1754-1760

1780s

Etching and engraving; printed on paper | 25.7 x 42.3 cm (image) | RCIN 731054.i

Condition: no fold lines, surface dirt and brown spots to recto and verso, edges uncut and crumpled.
  • Isidore Stanislas Helman (1743-1806/10) (etcher) [bottom right, below view:] Helman, Sculp.

    Subject(s)

    Qianlong Emperor of China (1711-99)
  • Watermark: Dovecote

    Condition: no fold lines, surface dirt and brown spots to recto and verso, edges uncut and crumpled

  • 25.7 x 42.3 cm (image)

    27.1 x 43.3 cm (platemark)

    43.7 x 58.6 cm (sheet)

  • Printed title:

    Après la Retraite de Amouv-Sana chez les Russes, l'Empereur donna aux Eleuths quatre Hans, ou Klans, ou Rois héréditaires de leur Nation et vingt-un Ngan-Ki ou Seigneurs pris également dans leur Nation, mais amovibles à sa volonté. … [bottom, below view]

    Printed title:

    IX. [top right, above neatline]

    Annotations:

    None

    George III catalogue entry:

    China 20 Estampes representant les Conquetes de l'Empereur de la Chine depuis 1754 jusqu'a 1760; avec leur Explication: gravées par Helman 1783-86. Fol.

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  • 3 November 2024