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

Guillaume Cammas (1688 - 1777)
Guillaume Cammas
1688 - 1777
Alexandre Marie Longuet (1805 - 1851)
Alexandre Marie Longuet
1805 - 1851
Merry-Joseph Blondel (1781 - 1853)
Merry-Joseph Blondel
1781 - 1853
Friedrich Coubillier (1869 - 1953)
Friedrich Coubillier
1869 - 1953
Willy Eisenschitz (1889 - 1974)
Willy Eisenschitz
1889 - 1974
Rudolf Ernst (1854 - 1932)
Rudolf Ernst
1854 - 1932
Jules Joseph Lefebvre (1836 - 1911)
Jules Joseph Lefebvre
1836 - 1911
Jules Wengel (1865 - 1934)
Jules Wengel
1865 - 1934
Guillaume Apollinaire (1880 - 1918)
Guillaume Apollinaire
1880 - 1918
Ferdinand Heilbuth (1826 - 1889)
Ferdinand Heilbuth
1826 - 1889
Jean Frédéric Bazille (1841 - 1870)
Jean Frédéric Bazille
1841 - 1870
Francesco Ladatte (1706 - 1787)
Francesco Ladatte
1706 - 1787
Georges Jacob (1739 - 1814)
Georges Jacob
1739 - 1814
Édith Piaf (1915 - 1963)
Édith Piaf
1915 - 1963
Line Vautrin (1913 - 1997)
Line Vautrin
1913 - 1997
Jean Colombe (1430 - 1493)
Jean Colombe
1430 - 1493

Creators Academism

Abraham Anderson (1847 - 1940)
Abraham Anderson
1847 - 1940
Marguérite Dielman (1865 - 1942)
Marguérite Dielman
1865 - 1942
Kiriak Konstantinovich Kostandi (1852 - 1921)
Kiriak Konstantinovich Kostandi
1852 - 1921
John Stockton de Martelly (1903 - 1979)
John Stockton de Martelly
1903 - 1979
Willy Menz (1890 - 1969)
Willy Menz
1890 - 1969
Erwin Bowien (1899 - 1972)
Erwin Bowien
1899 - 1972
Vratislav Nehleba (1885 - 1965)
Vratislav Nehleba
1885 - 1965
Samuel Atkins (1760 - 1808)
Samuel Atkins
1760 - 1808
Lionel Edwards (1878 - 1966)
Lionel Edwards
1878 - 1966
Karp Demyanovich Trokhimenko (1885 - 1979)
Karp Demyanovich Trokhimenko
1885 - 1979
Nikolai Nikolayevich Evreinov (1879 - 1953)
Nikolai Nikolayevich Evreinov
1879 - 1953
Hermann Schmidt (1819 - 1903)
Hermann Schmidt
1819 - 1903
Eugen Felix (1836 - 1906)
Eugen Felix
1836 - 1906
Charles Ethan Porter (1847 - 1923)
Charles Ethan Porter
1847 - 1923
Allaert van Everdingen (1621 - 1675)
Allaert van Everdingen
1621 - 1675
Andrew Wyeth (1917 - 2009)
Andrew Wyeth
1917 - 2009