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Castiglione, Giuseppe. Portraits of the Qianlong Emperor and His Twelve Consorts, 1736–c. 1770s. Handscroll, ink and color on silk, Overall: 53.8 x 1154.5 cm (21 3/16 x 454 1/2 in.); Painting only: 53 x 688.3 cm (20 7/8 x 271 in.). John L. Severance Fund, 1969.31. CC0.
Portraits of the Qianlong Emperor and His Twelve Consorts
1736–c. 1770s
Giuseppe Castiglione
Giuseppe Castiglione (Italian, 1688–1766)
Chinese Art
Portraits of the Qianlong Emperor and His Twelve Consorts, 1736–c. 1770s. Giuseppe Castiglione (Italian, 1688–1766), and others (Chinese). Handscroll, ink and color on silk; overall: 53.8 x 1154.5 cm (21 3/16 x 454 1/2 in.); painting only: 53 x 688.3 cm (20 7/8 x 271 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1969.31 Lingfei 令妃 (1727–1775), the first consort depicted in the maroon or “incense-colored" 香色 robe, was the mother of six of Qianlong’s children, including the future Emperor Jiaqing.
Inscription: 9 seals of the Qianlong emperor (r. 1736-95). Inscription: The eighth month, first year of Qianlong [1736] 乾隆元年八月吉日.
The Empress (Xiaoxian) 皇后 (1712-1748),
The Guifei (Huixian) 貴妃 (?-1745),
Chunfei 純妃 (1713-1760),
Jiafei 嘉妃 (?-1755),
Lingfei 令妃 (1727-1775),
Shufei 舒妃 (1728-1777),
Qingbin 慶嬪 (1724-1774),
Yingbin 穎嬪 (1731-1800),
Xinbin 忻嬪 (?-1764),
Dunfei 惇妃 (1746-1806),
Xunfei 順妃 (1749-1788),
Shunbin 循嬪 (?-1797). Remark: The inscription dates Qianlong’s portrait to an auspicious day in the eight month, the first year of Qianlong (1736). He was twenty-six years old and had ascended the throne only a year earlier, following the death of his father the Yongzheng Emperor.
None of the wives was older than 20 at the time she was painted.
