Louis Antoine de Poirot (1735–1813) was a

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painter and translator of the 18th and early 19th century, who worked in the service of the

Qianlong Emperor The Qianlong Emperor (25 September 17117 February 1799), also known by his temple name Emperor Gaozong of Qing, born Hongli, was the fifth Emperor of the Qing dynasty and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1735 t ...

of China. He adopted the Chinese name He Qingtai (賀清泰). He was the last of the Western painters who worked for the Qianlong Emperor, together with Father

Giuseppe Panzi Giuseppe Panzi (潘廷章、1734–before 1812) was a Jesuit painter 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, to ...

. The two painters replaced the more famous father Giuseppe Castiglione and

Jean-Denis Attiret Jean Denis Attiret (, 31 July 1702 – 8 December 1768) was a French Jesuit painter and missionary to Qing China. Early life Attiret was born in Dole, France. He studied art in Rome and made himself a name as a portrait painter. While ...

. Poirot also made a translation of the

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in the

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, and a translation of the

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into the

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. He was also in charge of the translations between Latin and Manchu for the diplomatic correspondence between

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and

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(

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References

* Stephen K. Batalden, Kathleen Cann, John Dean, ''Sowing the word: the cultural impact of the British and Foreign Bible Society, 1804-2004'' Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2004 * Lorry Swerts, Mon Van Genechten, Koen De Ridder, ''Mon Van Genechten (1903–1974): Flemish Missionary and Chinese Painter : Inculturation of Chinese Christian Art'', Leuven University Press, 2002 18th-century French Jesuits 1735 births 1813 deaths 19th-century French Jesuits {{France-linguist-stub

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