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

Charles Girardet (1813 - 1871)
Charles Girardet
1813 - 1871
Lucy Madox Brown Rossetti (1843 - 1894)
Lucy Madox Brown Rossetti
1843 - 1894
Natalia Dumitresco (1915 - 1997)
Natalia Dumitresco
1915 - 1997
Milton Resnick (1917 - 2004)
Milton Resnick
1917 - 2004
Eugène Pluchart (1809 - 1880)
Eugène Pluchart
1809 - 1880
Henri Edmond Cross (1856 - 1910)
Henri Edmond Cross
1856 - 1910
François Lemoyne (1688 - 1737)
François Lemoyne
1688 - 1737
Albert Bettannier (1851 - 1932)
Albert Bettannier
1851 - 1932
André Bourrié (1936 - 2017)
André Bourrié
1936 - 2017
Philippe Caffiéri (1714 - 1774)
Philippe Caffiéri
1714 - 1774
Louise Abbema (1853 - 1927)
Louise Abbema
1853 - 1927
Adrien Manglard (1695 - 1760)
Adrien Manglard
1695 - 1760
Jules Noel (1815 - 1881)
Jules Noel
1815 - 1881
Claude Cahun (1894 - 1954)
Claude Cahun
1894 - 1954
Georges-Antoine Rochegrosse (1859 - 1938)
Georges-Antoine Rochegrosse
1859 - 1938
 Mr. Brainwash (1966)
Mr. Brainwash
1966

Creators Academism

Juan Antonio Ribera Fernandez (1779 - 1860)
Juan Antonio Ribera Fernandez
1779 - 1860
Marie Jules Justin (1847 - 1891)
Marie Jules Justin
1847 - 1891
Dmitry Innokentievich Karatanov (1874 - 1952)
Dmitry Innokentievich Karatanov
1874 - 1952
Alois Gabl (1845 - 1893)
Alois Gabl
1845 - 1893
Hermann Urban (1866 - 1946)
Hermann Urban
1866 - 1946
Johann Baptist von Seele (1774 - 1814)
Johann Baptist von Seele
1774 - 1814
Curt Liebich (1868 - 1937)
Curt Liebich
1868 - 1937
Jean Antoine Théodore Gudin (1802 - 1880)
Jean Antoine Théodore Gudin
1802 - 1880
Diana Beauclerk (1734 - 1808)
Diana Beauclerk
1734 - 1808
Fyodor (Theodore) Igorevich Stravinsky (Strawinsky) (1907 - 1989)
Fyodor (Theodore) Igorevich Stravinsky (Strawinsky)
1907 - 1989
Tamara Aleksandrovna Malushina (1927 - 2016)
Tamara Aleksandrovna Malushina
1927 - 2016
Bernhard Rode (1725 - 1797)
Bernhard Rode
1725 - 1797
Henry Carre Tucker (1812 - 1875)
Henry Carre Tucker
1812 - 1875
Jules Joseph Lefebvre (1836 - 1911)
Jules Joseph Lefebvre
1836 - 1911
Aloïs Boudry (1851 - 1938)
Aloïs Boudry
1851 - 1938
Johann Othmar Döbeli (1874 - 1922)
Johann Othmar Döbeli
1874 - 1922