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

Albert Dubois-Pillet (1846 - 1890)
Albert Dubois-Pillet
1846 - 1890
André Brasilier (1929)
André Brasilier
1929
François Bonvin (1817 - 1887)
François Bonvin
1817 - 1887
Paul Dominique Philippoteaux (1846 - 1923)
Paul Dominique Philippoteaux
1846 - 1923
Aleksandr Evgenevich Iakovlev (1887 - 1938)
Aleksandr Evgenevich Iakovlev
1887 - 1938
Maurice Pellerier (1875 - 1962)
Maurice Pellerier
1875 - 1962
Jean Petito (1607 - 1691)
Jean Petito
1607 - 1691
Lucien Charles Edouard Alliot (1877 - 1967)
Lucien Charles Edouard Alliot
1877 - 1967
Louis-Simon Boizot (1743 - 1809)
Louis-Simon Boizot
1743 - 1809
Gustave Courbet (1819 - 1877)
Gustave Courbet
1819 - 1877
Raimundo Madraso (1841 - 1920)
Raimundo Madraso
1841 - 1920
Gustave Loiseau (1865 - 1935)
Gustave Loiseau
1865 - 1935
Benjamin Péret (1899 - 1959)
Benjamin Péret
1899 - 1959
Pietro Chiesa (1892 - 1948)
Pietro Chiesa
1892 - 1948
Georges François Alix (1846 - 1906)
Georges François Alix
1846 - 1906
Karl Lagasse (1981)
Karl Lagasse
1981

Creators Academism

Uwe Bangert (1927 - 2017)
Uwe Bangert
1927 - 2017
Alexander Nikolayevich Mordvinov (1799 - 1858)
Alexander Nikolayevich Mordvinov
1799 - 1858
John Martin Tracy (1843 - 1893)
John Martin Tracy
1843 - 1893
Nikolai Radlov (1889 - 1942)
Nikolai Radlov
1889 - 1942
Serge Ivanoff (1893 - 1983)
Serge Ivanoff
1893 - 1983
Hiacynt Alchimowicz (1841 - 1897)
Hiacynt Alchimowicz
1841 - 1897
John Ford Clymer (1907 - 1989)
John Ford Clymer
1907 - 1989
Aleksey Ivanovich Korzukhin (1835 - 1894)
Aleksey Ivanovich Korzukhin
1835 - 1894
Yue Minjun (1962)
Yue Minjun
1962
Carl Cowen Schirm (1852 - 1928)
Carl Cowen Schirm
1852 - 1928
Ivan Ivanovich Cherinko (1908 - 1948)
Ivan Ivanovich Cherinko
1908 - 1948
Adolf Heinrich Lier (1826 - 1882)
Adolf Heinrich Lier
1826 - 1882
Philip De Laszlo (1869 - 1937)
Philip De Laszlo
1869 - 1937
William James Blacklock (1816 - 1858)
William James Blacklock
1816 - 1858
Paul Wyss (1875 - 1952)
Paul Wyss
1875 - 1952
Gustav Graef (1821 - 1895)
Gustav Graef
1821 - 1895
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