BTW the portraits near the end were painted by a Jesuit priest in the court of Qianlong named Giuseppe Castiglione. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Cast

BTW the portraits near the end were painted by a Jesuit priest in the court of Qianlong named Giuseppe Castiglione. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Castiglione_(Jesuit_painter) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Castiglione_(Jesuit_p... His works is a blending of both European and Chinese techniques.