Mary Evans French spoils from China exhibited at Tuileries 1861 11677280

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Picture No	11677280
Date	1861
Description	French spoils from China exhibited at Tuileries 1861
Details	French spoils from China recently exhibited at the Palace of the Tuileries. Treasures and valuable objects sent home from the Summer Palace as a present to Napoleon III, the Emperor of France by the French expeditionary army, after the Second Opium War which pitted the British and French Empires against the Qing dynasty of China. The main figure in the image represents the Chinese Emperor's war costume and above his head the crown of ceremony. Also depicted are a selection of arms, a pagoda, a perfume jar and a Chinese dragon in gilt copper.
Source	The Illustrated London News, 13th April 1861
Credit	© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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