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Old Master Print of the Surrender of the Ili, by Ignatius Sichelbarth
Stock number: 18706
Zoom ImageCartographer(s)
Ignatius Sichelbarth
Title
Receiving the surrender of the Ili
First Published
Paris, 1769
This Edition
1769
Size
52 x 90 cms
Technique
Condition
excellent
Price
$ 22,500.00
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Description
Engraved by Prevost, from a drawing of 1765 by Jesuit Ignatius Sichelbarth, to commemorate the Emperor Qianlong's victory in Central Asia 1755-59. Unobtainable and important view. One of a rare series of sixteen views, engraved for Qianlong in France under the supervision of C.N. Cochin, celebrating the emperor's victory over the muslims of Eastern Turkestan (Xingiang). Large showpiece. Of exceptional importance and rarity.
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