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Miscellaneous

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 | 24.9 cm x [not printed] (neatline) | RCIN 731054.t

Condition: no fold lines, surface dirt and brown spots to recto and verso, edges uncut and crumpled.
  • Isidore Stanislas Helman (1743-1806/10) (engraver) [bottom right, below view:] Gravé par Helman, 1786.

    Subject(s)

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

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

  • 24.9 cm x [not printed] (neatline)

    29.7 x 41.5 cm (image)

    30.3 x 43.3 cm (platemark)

    43.7 x 58.5 cm (sheet)

  • Printed title:

    La litiere est fermée de Jalousies; l'imperiale en est jaune et or, garnie d'Etoffes brochées à franges d'Or, et d'un grand nombre de glands, et de cordons de la même richesse; le bois est peint en rouge et Or…. [bottom, below view]

    Printed title:

    XX. [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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  • 24 May 2025