Jean Denis Attiret

Jean Denis Attiret (Chinese: 王致誠; pinyin: Wáng Zhì Chéng, 31 July 1702 – 8 December 1768) was a French Jesuit painter and missionary to Qing China.

While a Jesuit novice, he did paintings in the Cathedral of Avignon and the Sodality Chapel.

Most of his works were paintings of natural subjects such as trees, fruit, fish and other animals done on glass or silk.

[citation needed] After successful military campaigns in Central Asia, the Qianlong Emperor commissioned depictions of the battles.

The group produced 16 tableaux, which were engraved in France in 1774, six years after Attiret's death in Beijing.