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

Jean-Jacques Henner (1829 - 1905)
Jean-Jacques Henner
1829 - 1905
Pierre Macret (1727 - 1806)
Pierre Macret
1727 - 1806
Hippolyte Petitjean (1854 - 1929)
Hippolyte Petitjean
1854 - 1929
Jean-Claude Quervelle (1731 - 1778)
Jean-Claude Quervelle
1731 - 1778
André Masson (1896 - 1987)
André Masson
1896 - 1987
Eugene Grasse (1845 - 1917)
Eugene Grasse
1845 - 1917
Jan van Beers (1852 - 1927)
Jan van Beers
1852 - 1927
Hippolyte Pierre Delanoy (1849 - 1899)
Hippolyte Pierre Delanoy
1849 - 1899
Jean-Charles Blais (1956)
Jean-Charles Blais
1956
Abel-Dominique Boyé (1864 - 1933)
Abel-Dominique Boyé
1864 - 1933
Juan Garcia Ripolles (1932)
Juan Garcia Ripolles
1932
Catherine (Ekaterina Borisovna) Serebriakoff (1913 - 2014)
Catherine (Ekaterina Borisovna) Serebriakoff
1913 - 2014
Boris Ivanovich Pastoukhoff (1894 - 1974)
Boris Ivanovich Pastoukhoff
1894 - 1974
Elsa Hildegard von Freytag-Loringhoven (Plötz) (1874 - 1927)
Elsa Hildegard von Freytag-Loringhoven (Plötz)
1874 - 1927
Jean-André Artzt (1750 - 1816)
Jean-André Artzt
1750 - 1816
Henri-Joseph van Blarenberghe (1741 - 1826)
Henri-Joseph van Blarenberghe
1741 - 1826

Creators Academism

Godefroy Durand (1832 - 1896)
Godefroy Durand
1832 - 1896
Hermann Bahner (1867 - 1938)
Hermann Bahner
1867 - 1938
André Loupot (1869 - 1943)
André Loupot
1869 - 1943
Heinz Heinrichs (1886 - 1957)
Heinz Heinrichs
1886 - 1957
Julien Dupré (1851 - 1910)
Julien Dupré
1851 - 1910
Fran Bull (1938)
Fran Bull
1938
Walther Wünnenberg (1818 - 1900)
Walther Wünnenberg
1818 - 1900
Enrique Simonet Lombardo (1866 - 1927)
Enrique Simonet Lombardo
1866 - 1927
Giacomo Guardi (1764 - 1835)
Giacomo Guardi
1764 - 1835
Walter Marcuse (1896 - 1976)
Walter Marcuse
1896 - 1976
Heinrich Knirr (1862 - 1944)
Heinrich Knirr
1862 - 1944
Ernest Lawson (1873 - 1939)
Ernest Lawson
1873 - 1939
 Gustave Franciscus de Smet (1877 - 1943)
Gustave Franciscus de Smet
1877 - 1943
Ludvig Skramstad (1855 - 1912)
Ludvig Skramstad
1855 - 1912
Willi Münch-Khe (1885 - 1960)
Willi Münch-Khe
1885 - 1960
Victor de Grailly (1804 - 1887)
Victor de Grailly
1804 - 1887