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

Nikos Kessanlis (1930 - 2004)
Nikos Kessanlis
1930 - 2004
François Émile Décorchemont (1880 - 1971)
François Émile Décorchemont
1880 - 1971
Guillaume Apollinaire (1880 - 1918)
Guillaume Apollinaire
1880 - 1918
Jean Denis Antoine Caucannier (1860 - 1905)
Jean Denis Antoine Caucannier
1860 - 1905
Jean Petito (1607 - 1691)
Jean Petito
1607 - 1691
Pierre Pillot (1748 - 1822)
Pierre Pillot
1748 - 1822
Arnold Fiedler (1900 - 1985)
Arnold Fiedler
1900 - 1985
Daniel Ridgway Knight (1839 - 1924)
Daniel Ridgway Knight
1839 - 1924
Louis-Francois-Gerard van der Puyl (1750 - 1824)
Louis-Francois-Gerard van der Puyl
1750 - 1824
Jean Giraudoux (1882 - 1944)
Jean Giraudoux
1882 - 1944
Maria Alexandrovna Lagorio (1893 - 1979)
Maria Alexandrovna Lagorio
1893 - 1979
Guillaume Coustou (Jr.) (1716 - 1777)
Guillaume Coustou (Jr.)
1716 - 1777
Gustave Doré (1832 - 1883)
Gustave Doré
1832 - 1883
Manuel Rodríguez Lozano (1896 - 1971)
Manuel Rodríguez Lozano
1896 - 1971
Jean-Baptiste Isabey (1767 - 1855)
Jean-Baptiste Isabey
1767 - 1855
Ernest Ange Duez (1843 - 1896)
Ernest Ange Duez
1843 - 1896

Creators Academism

Rudolf Ferdinandovich Frentz (1831 - 1918)
Rudolf Ferdinandovich Frentz
1831 - 1918
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 - 1919)
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
1841 - 1919
Caesar Bimmermann (1821 - 1888)
Caesar Bimmermann
1821 - 1888
François Auguste Ortmans (1826 - 1884)
François Auguste Ortmans
1826 - 1884
Bruno Eyermann (1888 - 1961)
Bruno Eyermann
1888 - 1961
Charles Deas (1818 - 1867)
Charles Deas
1818 - 1867
Robert Henri (1865 - 1929)
Robert Henri
1865 - 1929
Felix Schwormstädt (1870 - 1938)
Felix Schwormstädt
1870 - 1938
Vitaly Konstantinovich Tsvirko (1913 - 1993)
Vitaly Konstantinovich Tsvirko
1913 - 1993
Sergey Ivanovich Svetoslavsky (1857 - 1931)
Sergey Ivanovich Svetoslavsky
1857 - 1931
Howard Pyle (1853 - 1911)
Howard Pyle
1853 - 1911
Ettore Tito (1859 - 1941)
Ettore Tito
1859 - 1941
Oskar Denner (1924)
Oskar Denner
1924
Vsevolod Grigorievich Averin (1889 - 1946)
Vsevolod Grigorievich Averin
1889 - 1946
Hubert Zalentin (1822 - 1910)
Hubert Zalentin
1822 - 1910
John Salminen (1945)
John Salminen
1945
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