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Miscellaneous

Maps, views and diagrams of military reviews and encampments

AFTER JEAN DENIS ATTIRET (1702-68)

China, 1754-1760

1780s

Etching and engraving; printed on paper | 25.7 x 41.4 cm (image) | RCIN 731054.n

  • After Jean Denis Attiret (1702-68) (artist) [bottom left, below view:] Joan.s Dion.s Attiret, Soc. Jesu. Pekin, Anno 1764.

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

    Ponce, Nicolas: Rue St.Hyacinthe, Paris (publisher) [bottom, below view:] AParis chez l'Auteur, De l'Académie des Arts de Lille en Flandre, Rue S.t Honoré vis-à-vis l'Hotel de Noailles, N.o 315. Et chez M.r Ponce, Graveur de M.gr Comte d'Artois, Rue S.te Hyacinthe, Maison de M.r Debure à coté du Foureur.

    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

  • 25.7 x 41.4 cm (image)

    26.8 x 43.0 cm (platemark)

    43.7 x 59.1 cm (sheet)

  • Printed title:

    Bataille d'Altchouv gagnée par Fou-Té contre les deux Hot-Chom. Aoust 1759. [bottom, below view]

    Printed title:

    XIV. [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