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C1789
Quantecong divinite chinoise que les chinois disent avoir ete leur premier empereur. Quonin divinite domestique des chinois
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“Quantecong Chinese divinity that the Chinese say was their first emperor. Quonin domestic divinity of the Chinese.” From Denis Diderot’s, Encyclopaedia which was a monument in the history of European thought, undermining the ancien regime and heralding the French Revolution. It … Read Full Description
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S/N: ENCY-0722-ASI-CHI–386879
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Categories: China, RELIGIOUS, PRINTS & PHOTOGRAPHS, TOPOGRAPHICAL VIEWS, ASIA, SUBJECTS A-Z, Religion
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Full Title:
Quantecong divinite chinoise que les chinois disent avoir ete leur premier empereur. Quonin divinite domestique des chinois
Date:
C1789
Artist:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving.
Image Size:
220mm
x 325mm
Paper Size:
270mm
x 407mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1789
Description:
“Quantecong Chinese divinity that the Chinese say was their first emperor. Quonin domestic divinity of the Chinese.”
From Denis Diderot’s, Encyclopaedia which was a monument in the history of European thought, undermining the ancien regime and heralding the French Revolution. It was a permanent source for all aspects of eighteenth century knowledge. It was edited by the brilliant Denis Diderot (1713-1784).
Provenance: Wigan Public Library (stamp)
References: Printing and the Mind of Man 200.
Bernard Picart (1673 - 1733)
Picart was a French artist and engraver. He was born in Paris and died in Amsterdam. He moved to Antwerp in 1696, and spent a year in Amsterdam before returning to France at the end of 1698. After his wife died in 1708, he moved to Amsterdam in 1711 (later being joined by his father), where he became a Protestant His most famous work is Cérémonies et coutumes religieuses de tous les peuples du monde. Although Picart had never left Europe, he relied on accounts by those who had and had access to a collection of Indian sculpture.
