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Isidore Stanislas Helman (b. 1743, d. 1806, French engraver)

“L'empereur va visiter les tombeaux de ses ancêtres”. 1788. Engraving and etching. Sheet size 30×42 cm. Unframed.

Plate XXII: in the foreground, the Emperor Qianlong in a type of horse-drawn chariot with large unfurled flags attached to the rear, accompanied by ministers, mandarins and principal officers of the crown; the imperial procession, includes horsemen (some with standards or parasols, some with lances tipped with leopard tails) winds it way towards a bridge over a river.

Condition

Cropped. A tear on the right edge.

Additional Remarks

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Estimate

3,000–4,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

1,600 DKK  

3 bids

When Bidder Bid
295626 (Auto bid) 1,600 DKK
509168 1,550 DKK
295626 1,500 DKK