如意馆画士沈振麟及其御容像

沈振麟是晚清如意馆的宫廷画家,主要活动于道光元年(1821年)至光绪八年(1882年),主要作品为清代帝后的御容像。作者以清代档案等文献为基础,考察了现藏于故宫博物院的道光至光绪年间的御容像,确认其中有7幅道光皇帝宁的画像为沈振麟所画。这些画像对皇帝的服饰、居住环境等作了真实的表现,为这一时期宫廷史、工艺史及生活史的研究提供了图像资料。

Shen Zhenlin, a Painter of Ruyiguan, and his Imperial Portraits

Shen Zhenlin was one of the court painters in the Ruyiguan (the imperial painting academy) in the late Qing dynasty. According to records, he was active during a period from the first year of the Daoguang reign (1821 C.E.) to the eighth year of the Guangxu reign (1882 C.E.). Most of his works are portraits of emperors and empresses. Based on records such as the archives of the Qing dynasty, the author reviewed all the portraits of emperors and empresses during the reigns from Daoguang to Guangxu that are collected in the Palace Museum. Among these, seven portraits of Min Ning, the Emperor Daoguang, are believed to be Shen Zhenlin’s works. These portaits represent the dress, ornaments, furnitures, dishes, and the whole living environment of the emperor in a realistic style. The paintings provide valuable visual materials to the study of the history of imperial court, arts and crafts, and life of that time.