Victory at Heluo Heshi: from Battle Scenes of the Quelling of Rebellions in the Western Regions, with Imperial Poems
1770
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1770
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Victory at Heluo Heshi: from Battle Scenes of the Quelling of Rebellions in the Western Regions, with Imperial Poems is a 1770 by Jean Denis Attiret, a Romanticism work, depicting qianlong reign, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This French etching shows a Qing battle scene with soldiers and a drumming rider. The horse’s wild eyes and flying mane suggest chaos, but the soldiers look calm. It was made for Emperor Qianlong, who wrote poems praising his army after wars in Central Asia. The artist never saw these battles—he worked from sketches and descriptions. Look up Jean Denis Attiret (French, 1702–1768) to see more of his Qing-inspired art.
