Forty Scenes of the Yuanmingyuan

Forty Scenes of the Yuanmingyuan
Artist	Shen Yuan, Tangdai, Wang Youdun
Year	1744
Location	Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France
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The painting series Forty Scenes of the Yuanmingyuan depicts historically recognized vistas in the Old Summer Palace in Beijing, China. In 1744, the Qianlong Emperor commissioned a set of forty paintings from two court artists, Shen Yuan and Tangdai, and a calligrapher, Wang Youdun. The paintings, currently in the collection of Bibliothèque nationale de France, are among the few remaining visual records of the Yuanmingyuan prior to the sack by French and British troops in 1860. Twenty-four out of the forty garden scenes depicted in paintings were lost in the destruction of 1860, the remaining scenes have been lost over time since then.

Hall of Rectitude and Honor
Chinese: ; pinyin: Zhèngdà guāngmíng

Diligent and Talented Government
Chinese: ; pinyin: Qínzhèng qīnxián

Nine Continents Clear and Calm (Emperor’s Private Residence)
Chinese: ; pinyin: Jiǔzhōu qīngyàn

Engraved Moon and Unfolding Clouds
Chinese: ; pinyin: Mǔdān tái
Chinese: ; pinyin: Louyue kaiyun

A Painting of Nature
Chinese: ; pinyin: Tiānrán túhuà

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