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The Qianlong Emperor in Ceremonial Armour on Horseback

The Qianlong Emperor in Ceremonial Armour on Horseback


DescriptionThe Qianlong Emperor in Ceremonial Armour on Horseback
ArtistGiuseppe Castiglione (1688–1766)
Date1758
Mediumink and color on silk
DimensionsHeight: 322.5 cm (127 in). Width: 232 cm (91.3 in).
Current locationPalace Museum
ReferencesPamela Kyle Crossley (1999) A Translucent Mirror: History and Identity in Qing Imperial Ideology, University of California Press, pp. 272-276 ISBN: 9780520234246.
Source/PhotographerMondoMostre
LicensingThis work is in the public domain in the United States, and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years or less.


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