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“Ten Prized Dogs Album 十骏犬图,” by the Jesuit missionary Giuseppe Castiglion 郎世宁 (1688-1766), who was a court painter for three emperors of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Known for his painting style that was a synthesis of European and Chinese painting traditions, he drew this series for the Emperor Qianlong who had many hunting grounds.

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