AN ALBUM OF TWENTY PRINTS OFPALACES, PAVILIONS AND GARDENS CREATED BY GIUSEPPE CASTIGLIONE IN THE IMPERIAL GROUND AT YUANMING YUAN AT THE SUMMER PALACE BEIJING
AFTER GIUSEPPE CASTIGLIONE, FRANCE, PARIS JARDIN DE FLORE, 1977
The album contains a complete set of twenty prints depicting views of the Summer Palace in Beijing, Yuan ming yuan, together with two title sheets in English and French; a sheet of introduction, with notes, bibliography and titles for the twenty prints. The views represent, in order, South facade of the Palace of the Delights of Harmony; North facade of the Palace of the Delights of Harmony; East facade of the water pavilion containing the hydraulic machine called the machine of St Peter; Gateway leading north to the Garden of the water pavilion; View of the Labyrinth; Aviary, west facade; Aviary, east facade; Belvedere; Bamboo Pavilion; Palace of the Calm Sea, north facade; Palace of the Calm Sea, east facade; Palace of the Calm Sea, south facade; Palace of the Immense Ocean; Waterworks; Throne of Qianlong, opposite the waterworks; Gateway to the terrace of the artificial hill; Temple of the artificial hill; Gateway to the artificial hill; View of the east bank of the lake.

Each print measures 23 ¾ x 37 ½ in. (60.5 x 95 cm.)