ID: 700009297 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700009297	Record Type: Movable Work
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The Victory Banquet (print (visual work); Jacques Philippe Le Bas (French, Paris 1707–1783 Paris), (di...; 1770; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, U...; 45.100.16; )

Note: Part of a set of sixteen, "The Victory Banquet" was commissioned by the Qianlong Emperor in 1765 to commemorate Manchu victories (1755-1759) over the Eleuths, the Dzungars, and other Central Asian peoples in the present-day region of Xinjiang. In this print, In 1760, with the successful conclusion of the Central Asian campaign, the emperor celebrated with a grand victory banquet at the Pavilion of Purple Radiance (Ziguangge), a hall located just west of the Forbidden City. He is shown accompanied by officials and imperial bodyguards at right, while vanquished Central Asian tribesmen kneel at left. Bolts of silk and other gifts have been set out on tables to either side of the imperial yurt as tangible rewards for the acceptance of Chinese rule, while servants prepare a meal at the rear of the fenced compound. Visible in the distance are the Marble Bridge and the White Dagoba (Baita), two Beijing landmarks. As a further reminder of Qing military might, the Pavilion of Purple Radiance housed one hundred full-length portraits of heroes from the Central Asian campaign.

Titles:

The Victory Banquet (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

The Conquests of the Emperor of China (Les Conquêtes de l'Empereur de la Chine) (C,U,SE,not applicable,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

print (visual work) [300041273] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

prints (preferred)

Creation Date: 1770

Creator Display:

Jacques Philippe Le Bas (French, Paris 1707–1783 Paris), (direxit) Charles Nicolas Cochin II (French, Paris 1715–1790 Paris); after Giuseppe Castiglione (Italian, Milan 1688–1766 Beijing) [preferred]

supervisor Cochin, Charles-Nicolas, the younger (French engraver, draftsman, 1715-1790) [500021138]

original artist Castiglione, Giuseppe (Italian painter, architect, 1688-1766) [500008839]

printmaker Le Bas, Jacques-Philippe (French engraver and draftsman, 1707-1783) [500016455]

Locations:

Current: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, United States) [500125157] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 45.100.16

Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1945

Other: Creation: France [1000070] (Geographic)

Display Materials: Etching and engraving

	ink [300015012]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>)

	paper (fiber product) [300014109]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>)

	etching (printing process) [300053241]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <image-making processes and techniques>, <printing and printing processes and techniques>, printing processes, intaglio printing processes)

	engraving (printing process) [300053225]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <image-making processes and techniques>, <printing and printing processes and techniques>, printing processes, intaglio printing processes)

Dimensions: Sheet: 25 11/16 × 39 5/8 in. (65.3 × 100.7 cm); Plate: 22 9/16 x 36 11/16 in. (57.3 x 93.2 cm)

Cultures:

French (preferred)

Chinese

General Subject:

history and legend (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Pavilion of Purple Radiance [700009296]
	.....(Pavilion of Purple Radiance [700009296], Built Works by class: institutional, public, commercial, and industrial buildings [700009567], Built Works [700000001]) (CONA)

	banquet (feast) [300247614]
	.....(Activities Facet, Events (hierarchy name), events (activities), cultural events, celebrations, feasts) (AAT)

Provenance: Vendor: French Book Corporation, New York

Inscriptions: Lettered in plate, below image, right: Gravé par J.P. LeBas, Graveur du Cabinet du Roi 1770; center: Cochin Filius Direxit

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

..... Conceptual Works

.......... Conceptual Works by class: for movable works

............... Les Conquêtes de l'Empereur de la Chine

.................... L´Empereur offre un banquet de victoire aux officiers et soldates qui se sont distingués

Sources and Contributors:
The Victory Banquet	........ [VP]
	........ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) accessed 20 March 2018
The Conquests of the Emperor of China (Les Conquêtes de l'Empereur de la Chine)	........ [VP]
	........ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)