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

Maurice Esteve (1904 - 2001)
Maurice Esteve
1904 - 2001
George-Daniel de Monfreid (1856 - 1929)
George-Daniel de Monfreid
1856 - 1929
Nicolas Guibal (1725 - 1784)
Nicolas Guibal
1725 - 1784
Ernest de Chamaillard (1862 - 1930)
Ernest de Chamaillard
1862 - 1930
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot (1796 - 1875)
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot
1796 - 1875
Edmond François Aman-Jean (1858 - 1936)
Edmond François Aman-Jean
1858 - 1936
Charles Lucien Léandre (1862 - 1934)
Charles Lucien Léandre
1862 - 1934
Nicolо dell'Abate (1512 - 1571)
Nicolо dell'Abate
1512 - 1571
Pierre Granche (1948 - 1997)
Pierre Granche
1948 - 1997
Andrej Mikhailovich Lanskoy (1902 - 1976)
Andrej Mikhailovich Lanskoy
1902 - 1976
Robert Campin (1378 - 1444)
Robert Campin
1378 - 1444
Jean-Baptiste Hilaire (1751 - 1828)
Jean-Baptiste Hilaire
1751 - 1828
Jean Baptiste Vanmour (1671 - 1737)
Jean Baptiste Vanmour
1671 - 1737
Jean-Michel Sanejouand (1934 - 2021)
Jean-Michel Sanejouand
1934 - 2021
Charles Jean Marie Degeorge (1837 - 1888)
Charles Jean Marie Degeorge
1837 - 1888
Maurice Marinot (1882 - 1960)
Maurice Marinot
1882 - 1960

Creators Academism

Paul Seignac (1826 - 1904)
Paul Seignac
1826 - 1904
Cornelis Jacobsz Delff (1570 - 1643)
Cornelis Jacobsz Delff
1570 - 1643
Erwin Kettemann (1897 - 1971)
Erwin Kettemann
1897 - 1971
Friedrich Eduard Eichens (1804 - 1877)
Friedrich Eduard Eichens
1804 - 1877
François Joseph Binjé (1835 - 1900)
François Joseph Binjé
1835 - 1900
Edmund John Niemann (1813 - 1876)
Edmund John Niemann
1813 - 1876
Blandford Fletcher (1858 - 1936)
Blandford Fletcher
1858 - 1936
Stepan Arefin (1922 - 2006)
Stepan Arefin
1922 - 2006
Oleg Leonidovich Lomakin (1924 - 2010)
Oleg Leonidovich Lomakin
1924 - 2010
Maria Walter ()
Maria Walter
Paul von Spaun (1876 - 1932)
Paul von Spaun
1876 - 1932
Pieter Cornelisz van Rijck (1567 - 1637)
Pieter Cornelisz van Rijck
1567 - 1637
Richard Hünten (1867 - 1952)
Richard Hünten
1867 - 1952
Remigius Adrianus Haanen (1812 - 1894)
Remigius Adrianus Haanen
1812 - 1894
Apollon Nikolaevich Mokritsky (1810 - 1870)
Apollon Nikolaevich Mokritsky
1810 - 1870
Paolo Toschi (1788 - 1854)
Paolo Toschi
1788 - 1854
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