Full title: A Chinese famille rose 'Four elements' plate depicting water, Qianlong Description: Dia.: 22,5 cmÊ Provenance: A French private collection.Ê Ref.:- Christie's, New York, Jan. 21, 2016, lot 71, for another example. (link available on our website) (sold USD 11.875) - Christie's, London, Nov. 8, 2005, lot 135, for another example. (link available on our website) (sold GBP 6.600) - The Cardinal Maurice of Savoy, who became later King of Sardinia, commissioned Francesco Albani (1578-1669) in 1635 to make a series of four circular paintings of the elements - Air, Water, Fire and Earth (now in the Galleria Sabauda in Turin). Later, sets of prints after the painting were made by a number of engravers, including Antoine Herisset (1685-1769) and Jean-Louis Delignon (1755-1804), among others. One such set served as source for Chinese enamelers who decorated these pieces. (link available on our website)