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

Marc-Antoine Fehr (1953)
Marc-Antoine Fehr
1953
Jean-Baptiste-Claude Chatelain (1710 - 1758)
Jean-Baptiste-Claude Chatelain
1710 - 1758
Ralph Ward Stackpole (1885 - 1973)
Ralph Ward Stackpole
1885 - 1973
Cristóbal Rojas (1858 - 1890)
Cristóbal Rojas
1858 - 1890
André Gustave Beaudin (1895 - 1979)
André Gustave Beaudin
1895 - 1979
Ksenia Milicevic (1942)
Ksenia Milicevic
1942
Albert André (1869 - 1954)
Albert André
1869 - 1954
Jean-Albert Gorin (1899 - 1981)
Jean-Albert Gorin
1899 - 1981
Claire Merigeau (1954)
Claire Merigeau
1954
Alexis Grimou (1678 - 1733)
Alexis Grimou
1678 - 1733
Henri-Pierre Danloux (1753 - 1809)
Henri-Pierre Danloux
1753 - 1809
Francois Brochet (1925 - 2001)
Francois Brochet
1925 - 2001
Jean Alaux (1786 - 1864)
Jean Alaux
1786 - 1864
Demetre Haralamb Chiparus (1886 - 1947)
Demetre Haralamb Chiparus
1886 - 1947
Félicien Rops (1833 - 1898)
Félicien Rops
1833 - 1898
Vicente do Rego Monteiro (1899 - 1970)
Vicente do Rego Monteiro
1899 - 1970

Creators Academism

Jakob Eberhardt (1820 - 1889)
Jakob Eberhardt
1820 - 1889
Anton Weinberger (1843 - 1912)
Anton Weinberger
1843 - 1912
Gian Giacomo dal Forno (1909 - 1989)
Gian Giacomo dal Forno
1909 - 1989
Ernst Moritz Geyger (1861 - 1941)
Ernst Moritz Geyger
1861 - 1941
Carl Ludwig Fahrbach (1835 - 1902)
Carl Ludwig Fahrbach
1835 - 1902
Ivan Pavlovich Pokhitonov (1850 - 1923)
Ivan Pavlovich Pokhitonov
1850 - 1923
Vasily Pavlovich Schreiber (1850 - 1905)
Vasily Pavlovich Schreiber
1850 - 1905
Vincenzo Camuccini (1771 - 1844)
Vincenzo Camuccini
1771 - 1844
Adriana Johanna Haanen (1814 - 1895)
Adriana Johanna Haanen
1814 - 1895
John Callcott Horsley (1817 - 1903)
John Callcott Horsley
1817 - 1903
Harry Lane (1891 - 1973)
Harry Lane
1891 - 1973
Willibald Winck (1867 - 1932)
Willibald Winck
1867 - 1932
Rudolf Vollmar (1804 - 1846)
Rudolf Vollmar
1804 - 1846
Even Ulving (1863 - 1952)
Even Ulving
1863 - 1952
Jean Antoine Théodore Gudin (1802 - 1880)
Jean Antoine Théodore Gudin
1802 - 1880
Edith von Sanden-Guja (1894 - 1979)
Edith von Sanden-Guja
1894 - 1979
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