Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (1815 - 1891)

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Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier

Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier was a 19th-century French artist. He was one of the most sought-after and highly paid artists of France of his era.

Ernest Meissonier is known as a major master of historical painting as well as of the genre of life and portraiture. He was also a sought-after sculptor, printmaker, and book illustrator.

Meissonier's work was highly valued by his contemporaries, and his paintings were very popular with the public, and their value often ran into hundreds of thousands of francs. Ernest Meissonier had authority in the French artistic community, so he often headed the jury at national and international exhibitions.

Date and place of birt:21 february 1815, Lyon, France
Date and place of death:31 january 1891, Paris, France
Nationality:France
Period of activity: XIX century
Specialization:Artist, Illustrator, Painter, Sculptor
Genre:Genre art, Military art, Portrait
Art style:Academism, Realism

Creators France

Louise Bourgeois (1911 - 2010)
Louise Bourgeois
1911 - 2010
Bernard Lorjou (1908 - 1986)
Bernard Lorjou
1908 - 1986
Constantin Brâncuși (1876 - 1957)
Constantin Brâncuși
1876 - 1957
Francis Giacobetti (1939)
Francis Giacobetti
1939
Willy Eisenschitz (1889 - 1974)
Willy Eisenschitz
1889 - 1974
Jean-Baptiste Joseph Wicar (1762 - 1834)
Jean-Baptiste Joseph Wicar
1762 - 1834
Pierre-Auguste Vafflard (1777 - 1837)
Pierre-Auguste Vafflard
1777 - 1837
Émilie du Châtelet (1706 - 1749)
Émilie du Châtelet
1706 - 1749
Jean Balthasar de la Traverse (1752 - 1808)
Jean Balthasar de la Traverse
1752 - 1808
Memos Makrisz (1913 - 1993)
Memos Makrisz
1913 - 1993
Mary Cassatt (1844 - 1926)
Mary Cassatt
1844 - 1926
Georges William Thornley (1857 - 1935)
Georges William Thornley
1857 - 1935
André Masson (1896 - 1987)
André Masson
1896 - 1987
Emile-Rene Menard (1862 - 1930)
Emile-Rene Menard
1862 - 1930
Stanley William Hayter (1901 - 1988)
Stanley William Hayter
1901 - 1988
Jean Restout (1692 - 1768)
Jean Restout
1692 - 1768

Creators Academism

Heinrich Franz Gaudenz von Rustige (1810 - 1900)
Heinrich Franz Gaudenz von Rustige
1810 - 1900
Domenico Corvi (1721 - 1803)
Domenico Corvi
1721 - 1803
Pierre-Antoine Demachy (1723 - 1807)
Pierre-Antoine Demachy
1723 - 1807
Jose Casado del Alisal (1832 - 1886)
Jose Casado del Alisal
1832 - 1886
Johann Christian Hirt (1836 - 1897)
Johann Christian Hirt
1836 - 1897
Amédée de Caranza (1843 - 1914)
Amédée de Caranza
1843 - 1914
Vasily Pavlovich Schreiber (1850 - 1905)
Vasily Pavlovich Schreiber
1850 - 1905
Eugene Henri Cauchois (1850 - 1911)
Eugene Henri Cauchois
1850 - 1911
Heinrich Knirr (1862 - 1944)
Heinrich Knirr
1862 - 1944
Peter Hagenah (1928 - 2015)
Peter Hagenah
1928 - 2015
Romain Cazes (1808 - 1881)
Romain Cazes
1808 - 1881
Dod Procter (1890 - 1972)
Dod Procter
1890 - 1972
David Nestorovich Kakabadze (1889 - 1952)
David Nestorovich Kakabadze
1889 - 1952
Louis Anquetin (1861 - 1932)
Louis Anquetin
1861 - 1932
Georg Grimm (1846 - 1887)
Georg Grimm
1846 - 1887
Yasumi Nakajima II (1906 - 1986)
Yasumi Nakajima II
1906 - 1986