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Miscellaneous

Maps, views and diagrams of military reviews and encampments

AFTER GIOVANNI DAMASCENI (ACTIVE 1770)

China, 1754-1760

1780s

Etching and engraving; printed on paper | 25.8 x 41.4 cm (image) | RCIN 731054.l

  • After Giovanni Damasceni (active 1770) (artist) [bottom left, below view:] P.J. Joan, Damascenus a S S.a Conceptione Augustinus Exalceatus et Missionarius Apostolicus, Delineavit et fecit.

    Isidore Stanislas Helman (1743-1806/10) (engraver) [bottom right, below view:] Helman, sculp. 1785.

    Subject(s)

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

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

  • 25.8 x 41.4 cm (image)

    26.6 x 42.8 cm (platemark)

    43.7 x 59.1 cm (sheet)

  • Printed title:

    Premier Combat entre l'Armée de l'Empire, commandée par Tchao-Hoei, et Fou-Té et l'Armée des deux Hot-Chom, sur les frontiers de la petite Buckarie, / Les Troupes Impériales passent la Rivière malgré la résistance opiniâtre de l'Ennemi, Année 1759. [bottom, below view]

    Printed title:

    XII. [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