John Finlay

This is an in-depth study of the intellectual, technical, and artistic encounters between Europe and China in the late eighteenth century, focusing on the purposeful acquisition of information and images that characterised a direct engagement with the idea of China. The central figure in this story is Henri-Léonard Bertin (1720–1792), who served as a minister of state under Louis XV...

This is an in-depth study of the intellectual, technical, and artistic encounters between Europe and China in the late eighteenth century, focusing on the purposeful acquisition of information and images that characterised a direct engagement with the idea of China. The central figure in this story is Henri-Léonard Bertin (1720–1792), who served as a minister of state under Louis XV...