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engraved by Orange (1728-1811) and Aliamet (1726-1788) after a work by Claude Joseph Vernet (1714-1789)
Aliamet was a very important engraver, who took part, under the direction of Cochin, to the realisation of the 16 etchings figuring the 16 victories of the chinese emperor K'ien Long against the Kalmouks (or Eleuths) in 1760.
(Source : Giuseppe Castiglione, peintre jésuite à la Cour de Chine par Cécile et Michel Beurdeley, Bibliothèque des Arts Paris 1971 Office du Livre)
35 x 45.3 cm sheet
29.4 x 42.8 cm image
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