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

Édouard Goerg (1893 - 1969)
Édouard Goerg
1893 - 1969
Vera Mercer (1936)
Vera Mercer
1936
Charles Girardet (1813 - 1871)
Charles Girardet
1813 - 1871
Charles Octave Levy (1820 - 1899)
Charles Octave Levy
1820 - 1899
Olaf Helliesen Lange (1875 - 1965)
Olaf Helliesen Lange
1875 - 1965
Albert Dubois-Pillet (1846 - 1890)
Albert Dubois-Pillet
1846 - 1890
Berthe Morisot (1841 - 1895)
Berthe Morisot
1841 - 1895
Olivier Brice (1933 - 1989)
Olivier Brice
1933 - 1989
Mathieu Le Nain (1607 - 1677)
Mathieu Le Nain
1607 - 1677
Edward John Poynter (1836 - 1919)
Edward John Poynter
1836 - 1919
Elaine Sturtevant (1926 - 2014)
Elaine Sturtevant
1926 - 2014
Robert Antoine Pinchon (1886 - 1943)
Robert Antoine Pinchon
1886 - 1943
Marie Laurencin (1883 - 1956)
Marie Laurencin
1883 - 1956
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824 - 1887)
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
1824 - 1887
Germain Pilon (1525 - 1590)
Germain Pilon
1525 - 1590
Jean Antoine Injalbert (1845 - 1933)
Jean Antoine Injalbert
1845 - 1933

Creators Academism

Theodor Recknagel (1865 - 1945)
Theodor Recknagel
1865 - 1945
Sabine Weiss (1924 - 2021)
Sabine Weiss
1924 - 2021
Henry Fielding (1707 - 1754)
Henry Fielding
1707 - 1754
Markus Matthias Krüger (1981)
Markus Matthias Krüger
1981
Ignacio Zuloaga (1870 - 1945)
Ignacio Zuloaga
1870 - 1945
Elisabeth Thiermann (1893 - 1983)
Elisabeth Thiermann
1893 - 1983
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903)
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
1834 - 1903
Rob Thom (1975)
Rob Thom
1975
James Arthur O'Connor (1792 - 1841)
James Arthur O'Connor
1792 - 1841
Anna Petersen (1845 - 1910)
Anna Petersen
1845 - 1910
Walter Firle (1859 - 1929)
Walter Firle
1859 - 1929
François Léon Duluard (1871 - 1953)
François Léon Duluard
1871 - 1953
Paul Seignac (1826 - 1904)
Paul Seignac
1826 - 1904
František Štorek (1933 - 1999)
František Štorek
1933 - 1999
Antonio Cortés (1827 - 1908)
Antonio Cortés
1827 - 1908
Charles Malfroy (1862 - 1939)
Charles Malfroy
1862 - 1939
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