As we all know, the Qing Dynasty is the closest dynasty to us, and it is also the one that people know the most. During the Qing Dynasty, Qianlong has always been an emperor that everyone talks about, he is the fourth son of Yongzheng, and after Yongzheng's death, Qianlong inherited the unification. In ancient times, the position of the emperor was very difficult to sit, and if you were not careful, it might cause a rebellion. And Qianlong was able to sit on the throne because Yongzheng liked this son very much, not only was he smart but also strong.
After Qianlong ascended the throne, he carried out a series of political reforms, lightened the burden on the people, and increased the population a lot. In history, there is also a saying that "Kangqian flourished", and it is precisely because of this that Qianlong thought that the country was already very strong, and then implemented the policy of closing the country to the outside world. And Qianlong in the modern costume TV series, the most appeared emperor, and the actors are also each of their own style, but what does the real Qianlong look like?
In ancient portraits, painters have used freehand techniques, which are more in line with the overall artistic conception, so there is a big difference from the real appearance. In terms of modernization, it is to open a beautiful portrait, and the emperor as the king of a country, the portrait is naturally very perfect. Even the emperor hopes that his portrait will be very in line with his own opinion, and the painters will also paint portraits according to the emperor's wishes, and the natural appearance of the painting is not the real appearance.
You should have heard of Lang Shining, a missionary from Italy who was also a royal painter. Qianlong's portraits were basically painted by him, and Lang Shining had been in the palace for a long time, and naturally knew how to deal with the emperor, so the portraits of Qianlong painted would be relatively beautified a lot. However, he had also painted a real portrait of Qianlong, and with his many years of experience in painting the emperor, he had already remembered qianlong's appearance, even if he did not look at real people, he could paint it.
This painting was never made public until the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded China, and this most authentic portrait of Qianlong was made public. This portrait is called "Portrait of the Qianlong Emperor in Half-Body Winter Dress", and the Qianlong in the painting has an eagle hook nose, a thin face, and a beard, which still looks very aristocratic. However, there is still a certain difference from the Portrait of Qianlong handed down in history, it turns out that this is the true appearance of Qianlong, what do you think after reading it?