The Emperor Greeting The Triumphant Troops Outside of the Capital 1772 François Denis Née This print shows the Chinese emperor on horseback, followed by ranks of infantry approaching a circular stand, surrounded by soldiers, on which enemy flags are presented.Part of a set of sixteen, "The Emperor Greeting The Triumphant Troops Outside of the Capital" was commissioned by the Qianlong Emperor in 1765 to commemorate Manchu victories (1755-59) over the Eleuths, the Dzungars, and other Central Asian peoples in the present-day region of Xinjiang. Made under the direction of Charles-Nicolas Cochin (1715-1790), the prints, which follow reduced-scale copies of paintings by Jesuit artists working in Beijing, were etched and engraved in France from 1767 to 1774 by the finest printmakers at the court of Louis XV. The Chinese merchants of Canton (present-day Guangzhou) paid for the copper plates and two hundred sets of prints to be delivered to China, with only a few sets retained in Paris.The pri

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The Emperor Greeting The Triumphant Troops Outside of the Capital 1772 François Denis Née This print shows the Chinese emperor on horseback, followed by ranks of infantry approaching a circular stand, surrounded by soldiers, on which enemy flags are presented.Part of a set of sixteen, "The Emperor Greeting The Triumphant Troops Outside of the Capital" was commissioned by the Qianlong Emperor in 1765 to commemorate Manchu victories (1755-59) over the Eleuths, the Dzungars, and other Central Asian peoples in the present-day region of Xinjiang. Made under the direction of Charles-Nicolas Cochin (1715-1790), the prints, which follow reduced-scale copies of paintings by Jesuit artists working in Beijing, were etched and engraved in France from 1767 to 1774 by the finest printmakers at the court of Louis XV. The Chinese merchants of Canton (present-day Guangzhou) paid for the copper plates and two hundred sets of prints to be delivered to China, with only a few sets retained in Paris.The pri

SuperStock offers millions of photos, videos, and stock assets to creatives around the world. This image of The Emperor Greeting The Triumphant Troops Outside of the Capital 1772 François Denis Née This print shows the Chinese emperor on horseback, followed by ranks of infantry approaching a circular stand, surrounded by soldiers, on which enemy flags are presented.Part of a set of sixteen, "The Emperor Greeting The Triumphant Troops Outside of the Capital" was commissioned by the Qianlong Emperor in 1765 to commemorate Manchu victories (1755-59) over the Eleuths, the Dzungars, and other Central Asian peoples in the present-day region of Xinjiang. Made under the direction of Charles-Nicolas Cochin (1715-1790), the prints, which follow reduced-scale copies of paintings by Jesuit artists working in Beijing, were etched and engraved in France from 1767 to 1774 by the finest printmakers at the court of Louis XV. The Chinese merchants of Canton (present-day Guangzhou) paid for the copper plates and two hundred sets of prints to be delivered to China, with only a few sets retained in Paris.The pri by Piemags/PL Photography Limited is available for licensing today.

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