Louis Antoine de Poirot

Louis Antoine de Poirot (1735–1813) was a Jesuit painter and translator of the 18th and early 19th century, who worked in the service of the Qianlong Emperor of China.

He was the last of the Western painters who worked for the Qianlong Emperor, together with Father Giuseppe Panzi.

The two painters replaced the more famous father Giuseppe Castiglione and Jean-Denis Attiret.

He was also in charge of the translations between Latin and Manchu for the diplomatic correspondence between Beijing and Saint Petersburg (Russia).

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