Prisoners Presented to the Emperor, Louis Joseph Masquelier, 1767–74

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Prisoners Presented to the Emperor, 1767–74, Etching and engraving, Sheet: 25 3/4 × 39 1/2 in. ( × cm), Prints, Louis Joseph Masquelier (French, Cysoing 1741–1811 Paris), Jean Denis Attiret (French, 1702–1768), (direxit) Charles Nicolas Cochin II (French, Paris 1715–1790 Paris), The Qianlong Emperor is shown here enthroned atop the Meridian Gate, the main entrance to Beijing's Forbidden City. Members of the imperial retinue flank the axial way, where kneeling prisoners are preceded by an official who holds out a bag with the head of the resistance leader Khoja Jihin

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Size: 5354px × 3436px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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