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Aquatint on Print, Qianlong Emperor, 18/19th c.
Aquatint on Print, Qianlong Emperor, 18/19th c.
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Title: The Qianlong Emperor
Artist: After Giuseppe Castiglione
Publisher: Unknown, possibly French
Engraver: Unknown
Description: Print after the painting by Castiglione.Very fine print of The Qianlong Emperor in Armor on Horseback(Qianlong huangdi dayue tu), after the painting by Italian Jesuit Giuseppe Castiglione(Long shining)(1688–1766 AD).This portrait of the Qianlong Emperor (r. 1736-1795) in armor shows him as a brilliant young man of twenty-nine years. He was inspecting the Qing armies from horseback. The Qing Banner troops practiced martial skills under the leadership of the emperor. Manchus were very proud of their talent for equestrienne shooting, since their empire was established by conquest on horseback. To keep the army vigilant and powerful, every three years, the Qianlong Emperor would carry out a grand military inspection of the Eight Banner troops. In 1739, the fourth year of his reign, the Emperor reviewed battle deployment and skills with military equipment at Nanyuan, the imperial hunting reserve south of Beijing.The French were known to have made copies of important works of Chinese origin in the 18th century.There are three Chinese stamps in red.
Date: 18th/19th c.
Frame: Recent Contemporary
Framed Size: 40.5 x 28.25"
Work Size: 33 x 21"
Weight: 12.4 pounds
Condition: Toning, some flattened fold creases, professionally laid down on silk. with a silk strip on the perimeter.
Provenance: CT estate
History: Biography:The Qianlong Emperor (Chien-lung Emperor; born Hongli (Hung-li; Chinese: ??; Möllendorff transliteration hung li); 25 September 1711 – 7 February 1799) was the sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty, and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. The fourth son of the Yongzheng Emperor, he reigned officially from 11 October 1735 to 8 February 1796.1 On 8 February, he abdicated in favor of his son, the Jiaqing Emperor – a filial act in order not to reign longer than his grandfather, the illustrious Kangxi Emperor.[1] Despite his retirement, however, he retained ultimate power until his death in 1799. Although his early years saw the continuation of an era of prosperity in China, his final years saw troubles at home and abroad converge on the Qing Empire.
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Aquatint on Print, Qianlong Emperor, 18/19th c.

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