Howald, Christine; Saint-Raymond, Léa - In: Journal for art market studies 2 (2018) 2, pp. 2-23
During the Second Opium War (1856-1860), British and French troops fought to expand their privileges in China. The war ended in Beijing in October 1860 with the looting and burning of the Yuanmingyuan, one of the official seats of government of the Chinese Emperor to the northwest of the Chinese...