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

Vera Székely (1919 - 1994)
Vera Székely
1919 - 1994
François-Xavier Fabre (1766 - 1837)
François-Xavier Fabre
1766 - 1837
Émile Louis Picault (1833 - 1915)
Émile Louis Picault
1833 - 1915
 Erté (1892 - 1990)
Erté
1892 - 1990
Victor-Jean Nicolle (1754 - 1826)
Victor-Jean Nicolle
1754 - 1826
Ferdinand Goetz (1874 - 1941)
Ferdinand Goetz
1874 - 1941
Jacques-Edme Dumont (1761 - 1844)
Jacques-Edme Dumont
1761 - 1844
Léon Zack (1892 - 1980)
Léon Zack
1892 - 1980
Géraldine Morin (1976)
Géraldine Morin
1976
Marie-Guillemine Benoist (1768 - 1826)
Marie-Guillemine Benoist
1768 - 1826
Francis Picabia (1879 - 1953)
Francis Picabia
1879 - 1953
Jean-Jacques Bachelier (1724 - 1806)
Jean-Jacques Bachelier
1724 - 1806
Constant Troyon (1810 - 1865)
Constant Troyon
1810 - 1865
Jacques Ruelland (1926 - 2008)
Jacques Ruelland
1926 - 2008
François-Joseph Luigi Loir (1845 - 1916)
François-Joseph Luigi Loir
1845 - 1916
Nicolas Poussin (1594 - 1665)
Nicolas Poussin
1594 - 1665

Creators Academism

Karl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890)
Karl Heinrich Bloch
1834 - 1890
Wybrand Hendricks (1744 - 1831)
Wybrand Hendricks
1744 - 1831
Andronik Grigorievich Lazarchuk (1870 - 1934)
Andronik Grigorievich Lazarchuk
1870 - 1934
Ray Austin Crooke (1922 - 2015)
Ray Austin Crooke
1922 - 2015
Charles Annesley (1787 - 1863)
Charles Annesley
1787 - 1863
Fritz Schider (1846 - 1907)
Fritz Schider
1846 - 1907
Bernhard Mannfeld (1848 - 1925)
Bernhard Mannfeld
1848 - 1925
Xavier De Cock (1818 - 1896)
Xavier De Cock
1818 - 1896
Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne (1589 - 1662)
Adriaen Pietersz. van de Venne
1589 - 1662
Luca Pignatelli (1962)
Luca Pignatelli
1962
Aleksandr Karlovich Beggrov (1841 - 1914)
Aleksandr Karlovich Beggrov
1841 - 1914
Johann Friedrich Hoff (1832 - 1913)
Johann Friedrich Hoff
1832 - 1913
Harry Hearendel (1896 - 1991)
Harry Hearendel
1896 - 1991
Hermann Joachim Heinrich Pagels (1876 - 1959)
Hermann Joachim Heinrich Pagels
1876 - 1959
Leopold Burger (1861 - 1903)
Leopold Burger
1861 - 1903
Mike Bayne (1977)
Mike Bayne
1977
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