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

Nicolо dell'Abate (1512 - 1571)
Nicolо dell'Abate
1512 - 1571
Charles Mellin (1597 - 1649)
Charles Mellin
1597 - 1649
Francois Cotibert ()
Francois Cotibert
Louise Catherine Breslau (1856 - 1927)
Louise Catherine Breslau
1856 - 1927
Henri Rivière (1864 - 1951)
Henri Rivière
1864 - 1951
Eustache Le Sueur (1616 - 1655)
Eustache Le Sueur
1616 - 1655
Mario Tozzi (1895 - 1979)
Mario Tozzi
1895 - 1979
Boris Ivanovich Pastoukhoff (1894 - 1974)
Boris Ivanovich Pastoukhoff
1894 - 1974
Theodor Alexander Weber (1838 - 1907)
Theodor Alexander Weber
1838 - 1907
Hallé Claude-Guy (1652 - 1736)
Hallé Claude-Guy
1652 - 1736
Lambert Maria Wintersberger (1941 - 2013)
Lambert Maria Wintersberger
1941 - 2013
Jacques Clauzel (1941)
Jacques Clauzel
1941
Bernard Réquichot (1929 - 1961)
Bernard Réquichot
1929 - 1961
Georg Friedrich Strass (1701 - 1773)
Georg Friedrich Strass
1701 - 1773
Jules Louis Philippe Coignet (1798 - 1860)
Jules Louis Philippe Coignet
1798 - 1860
Daniel Ridgway Knight (1839 - 1924)
Daniel Ridgway Knight
1839 - 1924

Creators Academism

Sarah Bernhardt (1844 - 1923)
Sarah Bernhardt
1844 - 1923
Abram Efimovich Arkhipov (1862 - 1930)
Abram Efimovich Arkhipov
1862 - 1930
Anton Schroedl (1820 - 1906)
Anton Schroedl
1820 - 1906
Alexander Bogdanovich Willewalde (1857 - 1903)
Alexander Bogdanovich Willewalde
1857 - 1903
Renato Natali (1883 - 1979)
Renato Natali
1883 - 1979
Joseph Alexandrovich Serebriany (1907 - 1979)
Joseph Alexandrovich Serebriany
1907 - 1979
Sydney Long (1871 - 1955)
Sydney Long
1871 - 1955
Jean Küderli (1896 - 1969)
Jean Küderli
1896 - 1969
Peter Ackermann (1934 - 2007)
Peter Ackermann
1934 - 2007
Otto Bernlöhr (1887 - 1943)
Otto Bernlöhr
1887 - 1943
Alexander Fisher (1864 - 1936)
Alexander Fisher
1864 - 1936
Josef Eduard Flüggen (1842 - 1906)
Josef Eduard Flüggen
1842 - 1906
Alfons Spring (1843 - 1908)
Alfons Spring
1843 - 1908
Alexander Alexandrovich Blinkov (1911 - 1995)
Alexander Alexandrovich Blinkov
1911 - 1995
Johann Nepomuk Gibèle (1775 - 1836)
Johann Nepomuk Gibèle
1775 - 1836
Wilhelm August Wrage (1861 - 1942)
Wilhelm August Wrage
1861 - 1942
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