signed TANGDAI, inscribed inscribed by Wang Youdun with two seals dated Jiazi year（1744） ink and color on silk, hanging scroll Tang Dai was an important painter under the Kangxi and Qianlong emperors (1661–1723 and 1735–1796).The style and composition of his painting allude to the work of several of the major literati artists of much earlier periods,while some of his shading techniques appear to be influenced by European Jesuit priest-artists who worked in the imperial atelier.This diversity of sources is typical of Qing painting,which often created something new by building on tradition.