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Louis Antoine de Poirot
French, 1735–1813
Louis Antoine de Poirot was a French artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at National Palace Museum. Louis Antoine de Poirot was born in Lorraine.
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 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.
The two painters replaced the more famous father Giuseppe Castiglione and Jean-Denis Attiret. Poirot also made a translation of the Old Testament in the Manchu language, and a translation of the New Testament into the Chinese language. 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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