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

Marcel Mouly (1918 - 2008)
Marcel Mouly
1918 - 2008
Theodor Alexander Weber (1838 - 1907)
Theodor Alexander Weber
1838 - 1907
Charles-Nicolas Cochin I (1688 - 1754)
Charles-Nicolas Cochin I
1688 - 1754
Domenico Tempesti (1652 - 1737)
Domenico Tempesti
1652 - 1737
Ervin Patkai (1937 - 1985)
Ervin Patkai
1937 - 1985
Jean-Jaques Sempe (1932 - 2022)
Jean-Jaques Sempe
1932 - 2022
Master of the Troyes Missal (XV century - XV century)
Master of the Troyes Missal
XV century - XV century
Jean Pierre Marie Jazet (1788 - 1871)
Jean Pierre Marie Jazet
1788 - 1871
Camille Bombois (1883 - 1970)
Camille Bombois
1883 - 1970
André-Joseph Allar (1845 - 1926)
André-Joseph Allar
1845 - 1926
Eugène Berman (1899 - 1972)
Eugène Berman
1899 - 1972
Adolphe (Aizik) Féder (1886 - 1943)
Adolphe (Aizik) Féder
1886 - 1943
Paloma Picasso (1949)
Paloma Picasso
1949
Édouard Goerg (1893 - 1969)
Édouard Goerg
1893 - 1969
Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio (1810 - 1871)
Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio
1810 - 1871
Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado (1944)
Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado
1944

Creators Academism

Otto Grashof (1812 - 1876)
Otto Grashof
1812 - 1876
Guido Ricci (1836 - 1897)
Guido Ricci
1836 - 1897
Everett Shinn (1876 - 1953)
Everett Shinn
1876 - 1953
Johannes Larsen (1867 - 1961)
Johannes Larsen
1867 - 1961
Stepan Vladislavovich Bakalovich (Bakalowicz) (1857 - 1947)
Stepan Vladislavovich Bakalovich (Bakalowicz)
1857 - 1947
Carl Cowen Schirm (1852 - 1928)
Carl Cowen Schirm
1852 - 1928
Alfred Rouby (1849 - 1909)
Alfred Rouby
1849 - 1909
Jacques Courtois (1621 - 1676)
Jacques Courtois
1621 - 1676
Septime Le Pippre (1833 - 1871)
Septime Le Pippre
1833 - 1871
Peter Ludwig Kühnen (1812 - 1877)
Peter Ludwig Kühnen
1812 - 1877
Francesco Trevisani (1656 - 1746)
Francesco Trevisani
1656 - 1746
Georges-Antoine Rochegrosse (1859 - 1938)
Georges-Antoine Rochegrosse
1859 - 1938
Karl Georg Jensen (1851 - 1933)
Karl Georg Jensen
1851 - 1933
Karl Wendel (1878 - 1943)
Karl Wendel
1878 - 1943
Antonello Riccio (1576)
Antonello Riccio
1576
Fran Bull (1938)
Fran Bull
1938
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