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

Étienne Colaud (Collault) ()
Étienne Colaud (Collault)
Alfred-Emmanuel Beurdeley (1847 - 1919)
Alfred-Emmanuel Beurdeley
1847 - 1919
François-Gabriel Lépaulle (1804 - 1886)
François-Gabriel Lépaulle
1804 - 1886
Louis Devedeux (1820 - 1874)
Louis Devedeux
1820 - 1874
Roger Chapelet (1903 - 1995)
Roger Chapelet
1903 - 1995
Louis Rheiner (1863 - 1924)
Louis Rheiner
1863 - 1924
Francis Giacobetti (1939)
Francis Giacobetti
1939
Albert Bettannier (1851 - 1932)
Albert Bettannier
1851 - 1932
Alexis-Hubert Jaillot (1632 - 1712)
Alexis-Hubert Jaillot
1632 - 1712
Willy Maywald (1907 - 1985)
Willy Maywald
1907 - 1985
Robert Laurent (1890 - 1970)
Robert Laurent
1890 - 1970
Paul Cézanne (1839 - 1906)
Paul Cézanne
1839 - 1906
Friedrich Coubillier (1869 - 1953)
Friedrich Coubillier
1869 - 1953
Line Vautrin (1913 - 1997)
Line Vautrin
1913 - 1997
Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805 - 1873)
Franz Xaver Winterhalter
1805 - 1873
Louis Auguste Georges Loustaunau (1846 - 1898)
Louis Auguste Georges Loustaunau
1846 - 1898

Creators Academism

Louise Cox (1865 - 1945)
Louise Cox
1865 - 1945
Max Merker (1861 - 1928)
Max Merker
1861 - 1928
Theresa Bernstein (1890 - 2002)
Theresa Bernstein
1890 - 2002
Rudolph Suhrlandt (1781 - 1862)
Rudolph Suhrlandt
1781 - 1862
Nikolai Dmitrievich Prokofev (1866 - 1913)
Nikolai Dmitrievich Prokofev
1866 - 1913
Barthel Gilles (1891 - 1977)
Barthel Gilles
1891 - 1977
Michael Gundermann (1945)
Michael Gundermann
1945
William Redgrave (1903 - 1986)
William Redgrave
1903 - 1986
Edmond-Eugène Valton (1836 - 1910)
Edmond-Eugène Valton
1836 - 1910
Louis Braun (1836 - 1916)
Louis Braun
1836 - 1916
Evgenia Arkadyevna Vdovicheva (1937 - 2023)
Evgenia Arkadyevna Vdovicheva
1937 - 2023
Nicolas-Louis-Albert Delarive (1755 - 1818)
Nicolas-Louis-Albert Delarive
1755 - 1818
Larry Sultan (1946 - 2009)
Larry Sultan
1946 - 2009
Vito D'Ancona (1825 - 1884)
Vito D'Ancona
1825 - 1884
U Ohn Lwin (1907 - 1988)
U Ohn Lwin
1907 - 1988
Boris Fedorovich Rybchenkov (1899 - 1994)
Boris Fedorovich Rybchenkov
1899 - 1994
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