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

Joseph van Bredael (1688 - 1739)
Joseph van Bredael
1688 - 1739
Alfred Stevens (1823 - 1906)
Alfred Stevens
1823 - 1906
Lothar Quinte (1923 - 2000)
Lothar Quinte
1923 - 2000
Edmond-Adolphe Rudaux (1840 - 1908)
Edmond-Adolphe Rudaux
1840 - 1908
Léopold Survage (1879 - 1968)
Léopold Survage
1879 - 1968
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne (1704 - 1778)
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne
1704 - 1778
Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805 - 1873)
Franz Xaver Winterhalter
1805 - 1873
Tristan Tzara (1896 - 1963)
Tristan Tzara
1896 - 1963
Wifredo Lam (1902 - 1982)
Wifredo Lam
1902 - 1982
Lionel Percy Smythe (1839 - 1918)
Lionel Percy Smythe
1839 - 1918
Gaston Lachaise (1882 - 1935)
Gaston Lachaise
1882 - 1935
Achille Jacques Devéria (1800 - 1857)
Achille Jacques Devéria
1800 - 1857
Henri Alfred Jacquemart (1824 - 1896)
Henri Alfred Jacquemart
1824 - 1896
Étienne Hajdú (1907 - 1996)
Étienne Hajdú
1907 - 1996
Karl Bodmer (1809 - 1893)
Karl Bodmer
1809 - 1893
Michel Jouenne (1933 - 2021)
Michel Jouenne
1933 - 2021

Creators Academism

Sultan Shamsutdinovich Abaev (1954)
Sultan Shamsutdinovich Abaev
1954
Sonya Sklaroff (1970)
Sonya Sklaroff
1970
Adolf Ritter (1831 - 1907)
Adolf Ritter
1831 - 1907
Paul Köster (1855 - 1931)
Paul Köster
1855 - 1931
Maria Margaretha van Os (1779 - 1862)
Maria Margaretha van Os
1779 - 1862
Thomas Buttersworth (1768 - 1842)
Thomas Buttersworth
1768 - 1842
Herman Henstenburgh (1667 - 1726)
Herman Henstenburgh
1667 - 1726
Niccolò Paganini (1782 - 1840)
Niccolò Paganini
1782 - 1840
Adolf Hengeler (1863 - 1927)
Adolf Hengeler
1863 - 1927
Carl August Liner (1871 - 1946)
Carl August Liner
1871 - 1946
Boleslaw von Szankowski (1873 - 1953)
Boleslaw von Szankowski
1873 - 1953
Alexis Rockman (1962)
Alexis Rockman
1962
Karl Storch I (1864 - 1954)
Karl Storch I
1864 - 1954
Leno Prestini (1906 - 1963)
Leno Prestini
1906 - 1963
Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta (1841 - 1920)
Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
1841 - 1920
Hugo Salmson (1843 - 1894)
Hugo Salmson
1843 - 1894
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