Description
This print shows a ceremony in China: the coronation of the emperor. The print has a strong central perspective. It shows an elongated square in the middle of a city. To the left and right of the square are long stands and at the back in the middle a throne under a canopy. The stands have two floors. The stands are full of people. In front of the stands there is a crowd of men with lances on the left and right and in front on the left and right are kneeling musicians. In the foreground is a crowd of people, some people are kneeling. In the middle is the crowned emperor. A servant holds a parasol above his head and two men kneel in front of him.
Made by an anonymous engraver after Mondhare.
Medium: Engraving / optical print on handlaid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 39.3 x 25 cm (15.47 x 9.84 inch). Image size: 39.3 x 25 cm. (15.47 x 9.84 inch).
Condition: good, given age. No margin. Text below missing. Brown spots. Old and new restorations on reverse. Hole in right side. Creases. Folds. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
CORONATION-EMPEROR-CHINA-THRONE-KNEELING MUSICIANS-CROWD | RBOS-A10-08
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This attractive print was published by Louis Joseph Mondhare, ca 1780.
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