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

Eugène-Louis Lequesne (1815 - 1887)
Eugène-Louis Lequesne
1815 - 1887
Maurice Pellerier (1875 - 1962)
Maurice Pellerier
1875 - 1962
Jean Vincenti ()
Jean Vincenti
Sarah Grilo (1919 - 2007)
Sarah Grilo
1919 - 2007
Abel Pann (1883 - 1963)
Abel Pann
1883 - 1963
Pierre-Antoine Demachy (1723 - 1807)
Pierre-Antoine Demachy
1723 - 1807
Gerard Garouste (1946)
Gerard Garouste
1946
Henri Epstein (1891 - 1944)
Henri Epstein
1891 - 1944
François-Léon Benouville (1821 - 1859)
François-Léon Benouville
1821 - 1859
Maurice Brianchon (1899 - 1979)
Maurice Brianchon
1899 - 1979
Georges-Antoine Rochegrosse (1859 - 1938)
Georges-Antoine Rochegrosse
1859 - 1938
Klaus Meister (1953)
Klaus Meister
1953
Iba N'Diaye (1928 - 2008)
Iba N'Diaye
1928 - 2008
Pierre Achard (1748 - 1833)
Pierre Achard
1748 - 1833
Nicolas Desportes (1718 - 1787)
Nicolas Desportes
1718 - 1787
Vasily Ivanovich Shukhaev (1887 - 1973)
Vasily Ivanovich Shukhaev
1887 - 1973

Creators Academism

Robert Frederick Blum (1857 - 1903)
Robert Frederick Blum
1857 - 1903
Gerhard Richter (1932)
Gerhard Richter
1932
Pyotr Yevgenyevich Myasoyedov (1867 - 1913)
Pyotr Yevgenyevich Myasoyedov
1867 - 1913
L. Küttner ()
L. Küttner
Adolf Schmidlin (1868 - 1954)
Adolf Schmidlin
1868 - 1954
Jacob Spin (1806 - 1875)
Jacob Spin
1806 - 1875
Emil Strecker (1841 - 1925)
Emil Strecker
1841 - 1925
Yevgeny Ivanovich Stolitsa (1870 - 1929)
Yevgeny Ivanovich Stolitsa
1870 - 1929
William Nicholson (1872 - 1949)
William Nicholson
1872 - 1949
Carlo Levi (1902 - 1975)
Carlo Levi
1902 - 1975
Alexander Koester (1864 - 1932)
Alexander Koester
1864 - 1932
Ludwig Rosenfelder (1813 - 1881)
Ludwig Rosenfelder
1813 - 1881
Johan Rudolf Bonnet (1895 - 1978)
Johan Rudolf Bonnet
1895 - 1978
William Herbert Allen (1863 - 1943)
William Herbert Allen
1863 - 1943
Jozef Mencina-Krzesh (1860 - 1934)
Jozef Mencina-Krzesh
1860 - 1934
Halfdan Strøm (1863 - 1949)
Halfdan Strøm
1863 - 1949
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