Imagining Qianlong – Louis XV′s Chinese Emperor Tapestries and Battle Scene Prints at the Imperial Court in Beijing

This publication accompanies an unprecedented exhibition highlighting four of the magnificent chinoiserie tapestries of Chinese Emperor Qianlong, woven after designs by François Boucher at the famous Beauvais manufactory from 1758–1760. The large and well-preserved textiles form part of the royal French commission by King Louis XV.