L'empereur offre un banquet ..., Charles-Nicolas Cochin, 1770

Copperplate print of 'victory banquet given by the emperor for distinguished officers and soldiers' from the 'conquests of the western regions' engraved by jacques philippe le bas after giuseppe castiglione, printed in paris, france, 1770. This series of copperplate prints was made at the command of the qianlong emperor to commemorate his campaigns in central eurasia. The prints were prepared in paris under the direction of charles-nicolas cochin the younger. Chester beatty library c 1671. Object Type: engraving. Date: 1770. Medium: engraving. Series Title: Conquests of the Western Regions. Victory banquet given by the emperor for distinguished officers and soldiers (CBL C 1671)