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

Pierre Soulages (1919 - 2022)
Pierre Soulages
1919 - 2022
Anna Beothy-Steiner (1902 - 1985)
Anna Beothy-Steiner
1902 - 1985
Thomas Francis Dicksee (1819 - 1895)
Thomas Francis Dicksee
1819 - 1895
Victor-Louis Mottez (1809 - 1897)
Victor-Louis Mottez
1809 - 1897
Jacques Callot (1592 - 1635)
Jacques Callot
1592 - 1635
Paul-Charles Chocarne-Moreau (1855 - 1930)
Paul-Charles Chocarne-Moreau
1855 - 1930
Bernard Dufour (1922 - 2016)
Bernard Dufour
1922 - 2016
John Monks (1954)
John Monks
1954
Johnny Friedlaender (1912 - 1992)
Johnny Friedlaender
1912 - 1992
Alexander Kalam (1810 - 1864)
Alexander Kalam
1810 - 1864
Jean-Baptiste van Loo (1684 - 1745)
Jean-Baptiste van Loo
1684 - 1745
Ivan Meštrović (1883 - 1962)
Ivan Meštrović
1883 - 1962
Charles Lucien Léandre (1862 - 1934)
Charles Lucien Léandre
1862 - 1934
Jean Auguste Barre (1811 - 1896)
Jean Auguste Barre
1811 - 1896
Antoine-Jean Gros (1771 - 1835)
Antoine-Jean Gros
1771 - 1835
Alexei Vasilyevich Grishenko (1883 - 1977)
Alexei Vasilyevich Grishenko
1883 - 1977

Creators Academism

Louis Douzette (1834 - 1924)
Louis Douzette
1834 - 1924
Evariste Vital Luminais (1821 - 1896)
Evariste Vital Luminais
1821 - 1896
Feliks Michał Wygrzywalski (1875 - 1944)
Feliks Michał Wygrzywalski
1875 - 1944
Ismail Al-Sheikhly (1924 - 2002)
Ismail Al-Sheikhly
1924 - 2002
Louis Lartigau (XIX century - XX century)
Louis Lartigau
XIX century - XX century
Ernst Seger (1868 - 1939)
Ernst Seger
1868 - 1939
Hugo Oehmichen (1843 - 1932)
Hugo Oehmichen
1843 - 1932
Yakov Vladimirovich Apushkin (1899 - 1989)
Yakov Vladimirovich Apushkin
1899 - 1989
Pieter Frederik van Os (1808 - 1892)
Pieter Frederik van Os
1808 - 1892
Frederick Smallfield (1829 - 1915)
Frederick Smallfield
1829 - 1915
Don Troiani (1949)
Don Troiani
1949
Walter Pach (1883 - 1958)
Walter Pach
1883 - 1958
Vasily Nikolaevich Yakovlev (1893 - 1953)
Vasily Nikolaevich Yakovlev
1893 - 1953
Pietro Gabrini (1856 - 1926)
Pietro Gabrini
1856 - 1926
Georges Jean Marie Haquette (1852 - 1906)
Georges Jean Marie Haquette
1852 - 1906
János Mihály Hesz (1768 - 1836)
János Mihály Hesz
1768 - 1836
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