Period:Qing dynasty Production date:1772 (plate)
Materials:paper
Technique:etching, engraving,
Subjects:history ceremony/ritual military emperor/empress attendant equestrian horse/ass
Dimensions:Height: 51 centimetres (sheet; trimmed) Width: 89 centimetres (sheet; trimmed)
Description:
Plate 15: in the middle ground to right, the Emperor on horseback, followed by ranks of infantry, approaches a circular stand on which are standards taken from the enemy; all around are more soldiers (some standing next to their horses) and attendants, with to right, some figures blowing long horns; a few officers approach the stand; in the foreground, canopies and tents, some enclosed; mountains beyond. Etching and engraving.
IMG
Comments:This impression was probably printed in Paris, rather than Beijing, from the copper plate etched and engraved in Paris.
Materials:paper
Technique:etching, engraving,
Subjects:history ceremony/ritual military emperor/empress attendant equestrian horse/ass
Dimensions:Height: 51 centimetres (sheet; trimmed) Width: 89 centimetres (sheet; trimmed)
Description:
Plate 15: in the middle ground to right, the Emperor on horseback, followed by ranks of infantry, approaches a circular stand on which are standards taken from the enemy; all around are more soldiers (some standing next to their horses) and attendants, with to right, some figures blowing long horns; a few officers approach the stand; in the foreground, canopies and tents, some enclosed; mountains beyond. Etching and engraving.
IMG
Comments:This impression was probably printed in Paris, rather than Beijing, from the copper plate etched and engraved in Paris.
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