Vue de Peking en Chine (View of Beijing in China)
Anriques, French, 18th century
After Johan Nieuhof, Dutch, 1618 - 1672
1770
Hand colored woodcut on paper
Sheet: 11 5/16 × 16 7/8 in. (28.8 × 42.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Appleton 1794 Memorial Fund
PR.954.28
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, in block, lower right margin: Anriques Sculp.; titled, in block, lower center margin: Vue de Peking Capitale de la Chine, et de la Superbe Muraille qui la Separe de la Tartarie.; inscribed, in ink, lower left: 34; reverse, stamped, in purple ink, lower left: DARTMOUTH COLLEGE / LIBRARY / APPLETON FUND; reverse, inscribed, in graphite, lower left: July 18, 1954; reverse, inscribed, in graphite, lower center: 11 x 16; reverse, inscribed, in graphite, lower right: $4.00
Provenance
The Book & Print Shop, Cora McDevitt Wilson (1880-1975), Hanover, New Hampshire; sold to present collection, 1954.
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