Old photo | The character style and social scene of the Qianlong era in 1793
&# 8203&# 8203; In 1793, the Macharni mission sent by the British Empire to the Qing Dynasty arrived in China and met the Emperor Qianlong at the Rehe Palace
William Middleot, a young British painter; As an accompanying painter of the mission, William Alexander created a large number of paintings reflecting the Chinese style of the world during his round-trip trip from Macao to Beijing, which later became popular in Britain and Europe
William· Alexander created a series of 48 paintings, using realistic painting techniques, which vividly reflected the characters, costumes and social styles of all walks of life in the Qing Dynasty during the prosperous period of the Qianlong era
Now let’s enjoy the charm of the Qianlong Prosperity with this blogger: