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

Daniel Hourdé (1947)
Daniel Hourdé
1947
Thierry Noir (1958)
Thierry Noir
1958
Pierre Billet (1836 - 1922)
Pierre Billet
1836 - 1922
Jean-Victor Schnetz (1787 - 1870)
Jean-Victor Schnetz
1787 - 1870
Jacques Barraband (1768 - 1809)
Jacques Barraband
1768 - 1809
Georges Andriques (1874 - 1964)
Georges Andriques
1874 - 1964
Zao Wou-Ki (1920 - 2013)
Zao Wou-Ki
1920 - 2013
Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885)
Victor Hugo
1802 - 1885
Bernard Bistes (1941 - 2020)
Bernard Bistes
1941 - 2020
Georges Lapchine (1885 - 1950)
Georges Lapchine
1885 - 1950
Aimé Millet (1819 - 1891)
Aimé Millet
1819 - 1891
Pierre-Denis Martin (1663 - 1742)
Pierre-Denis Martin
1663 - 1742
Mary Laforge (1865 - 1942)
Mary Laforge
1865 - 1942
Alphonse de Neuville (1836 - 1885)
Alphonse de Neuville
1836 - 1885
Étienne Hajdú (1907 - 1996)
Étienne Hajdú
1907 - 1996
Curt Singer (1905 - 1938)
Curt Singer
1905 - 1938

Creators Academism

Jan Helminsky (1851 - 1925)
Jan Helminsky
1851 - 1925
Friedrich Leonhard (Fritz) Heubner (1886 - 1974)
Friedrich Leonhard (Fritz) Heubner
1886 - 1974
Frederik Jacobus du Chattel (1856 - 1917)
Frederik Jacobus du Chattel
1856 - 1917
Arnoldo Ciarrocchi (1916 - 2004)
Arnoldo Ciarrocchi
1916 - 2004
Jacques Rosseels (1828 - 1912)
Jacques Rosseels
1828 - 1912
Edmond Jean-Baptiste Tschaggeny (1818 - 1873)
Edmond Jean-Baptiste Tschaggeny
1818 - 1873
Bernhard Mannfeld (1848 - 1925)
Bernhard Mannfeld
1848 - 1925
Lié Louis Périn-Salbreux (1753 - 1817)
Lié Louis Périn-Salbreux
1753 - 1817
Frederick Vezin (1859 - 1933)
Frederick Vezin
1859 - 1933
Karl Theodor Boehme (Böhme) (1866 - 1939)
Karl Theodor Boehme (Böhme)
1866 - 1939
Ernst Hodel I (1852 - 1902)
Ernst Hodel I
1852 - 1902
Alexis Vollon (1865 - 1945)
Alexis Vollon
1865 - 1945
Ludwig Eibl (1842 - 1918)
Ludwig Eibl
1842 - 1918
August Friedrich Siegert (1820 - 1883)
August Friedrich Siegert
1820 - 1883
Dyalma Stultus (1901 - 1977)
Dyalma Stultus
1901 - 1977
Anatoly Yuryevich Nikich-Krilichevsky (1918 - 1994)
Anatoly Yuryevich Nikich-Krilichevsky
1918 - 1994
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