Forty Scenes of the Yuanmingyuan

Identifier: RESERVE B-9-GR FOL
Title: Forty Scenes of the Yuanmingyuan; 圆明园四十景图咏
Creator: Shen, Yuan, active 1766; Tang, Dai, 1673-
Description: It depicts historically recognized vistas in the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, China; In 1860, during the burning of the Old Summer Palace by the British and French forces, this valuable set of painting was looted and presented to the French Emperor Napoleon III.
Date: 1744-1747
Subject: Landscape painting, Chinese; Calligraphy, Chinese
Former Location: Summer Palace; Beijing
Current Location: Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Type: Calligraphy and painting
Rights Holder: Bibliothèque nationale de France
References: https://images.bnf.fr/#/detail/826470/1