Lot 182
  • 182

Isidore-Stanislas Helman (1743-1806) "Batailles et Conquêtes de l'Empereur de la Chine" Dynastie Qing, 1783-1788

Estimate
20,000 - 25,000 EUR
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Description

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comprenant la série complète des 16 estampes des "Batailles et Conquêtes de l'Empereur de la Chine", gravées par Isidore-Stanislas Helman d'après les dessins de Giuseppe Castiglione, Jean Denis Attiret, Ignatius Sichelbarth et Jean Damascene, Paris, et augmentée de 8 gravures pour cette édition, Paris, 1783-1788
in-folio, broché, couverture de papier marbré (24)

Provenance

Collected by the grandparents of the present owner in France in the 1930s.

Condition

Overall foxing, some staining and wear to the edges of the leaves. One leaf with a ca. 18cm long tear, another leaf with two ca. 4cm long tears. Originally tied together but now loose leaves.
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