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Plate 7: The lifting of the siege of the Black River (La levée du siège de la Rivière Noire); from the series of sixteen plates illustrating the 'Victories of the Emperor of China'; in the foreground, a Qing general (Zhaohui or Fude?) on horseback on a rocky outcrop with his soldiers, one firing a cannon; just below, to right, Qing cavalry chase the enemy cavalry, with only a few offering resistance; to left in the middle ground, Qing troops on the bank of the Black River (Qara usu) across which a bridge is being constructed, a camp behind; in the immediate foreground, resting camels with cannon supports on their backs. 1771 Etching with engraving, on European paper mounted with a fillet; inscription; two seals.
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