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

André Gustave Beaudin (1895 - 1979)
André Gustave Beaudin
1895 - 1979
Charles Perron (1893 - 1958)
Charles Perron
1893 - 1958
Eugene Ciceri (1813 - 1890)
Eugene Ciceri
1813 - 1890
Hippolyte Camille Delpy (1842 - 1910)
Hippolyte Camille Delpy
1842 - 1910
Lié Louis Périn-Salbreux (1753 - 1817)
Lié Louis Périn-Salbreux
1753 - 1817
Georges Rouault (1871 - 1958)
Georges Rouault
1871 - 1958
Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova (1881 - 1962)
Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova
1881 - 1962
Eugène François Devéria (1805 - 1865)
Eugène François Devéria
1805 - 1865
Francesco Lo Savio (1935 - 1963)
Francesco Lo Savio
1935 - 1963
Florence Cestac (1949)
Florence Cestac
1949
Louis-François Roubiliac (1695 - 1762)
Louis-François Roubiliac
1695 - 1762
Antoine Rivalz (1667 - 1735)
Antoine Rivalz
1667 - 1735
George Sand (1804 - 1876)
George Sand
1804 - 1876
Christian Claerebout (1947)
Christian Claerebout
1947
Gwen John (1876 - 1939)
Gwen John
1876 - 1939
Camille Fauré (1874 - 1956)
Camille Fauré
1874 - 1956

Creators Academism

Joseph (Joe) Plaskett (1918 - 2014)
Joseph (Joe) Plaskett
1918 - 2014
Franjo Mraz (1910 - 1981)
Franjo Mraz
1910 - 1981
Max Pistorius (1894 - 1960)
Max Pistorius
1894 - 1960
Hugo Kauffmann (1844 - 1915)
Hugo Kauffmann
1844 - 1915
Erich Conrad Friedrich Kips (1869 - 1945)
Erich Conrad Friedrich Kips
1869 - 1945
Franz Paul Glass (1886 - 1964)
Franz Paul Glass
1886 - 1964
Dan (Daniel Cody) Muller (1889 - 1976)
Dan (Daniel Cody) Muller
1889 - 1976
Heinrich Lang (1838 - 1891)
Heinrich Lang
1838 - 1891
Edmond De Pratere (1826 - 1888)
Edmond De Pratere
1826 - 1888
Jean-Joseph Perraud (1819 - 1876)
Jean-Joseph Perraud
1819 - 1876
Johann Baptist von Seele (1774 - 1814)
Johann Baptist von Seele
1774 - 1814
Peter Paul Marshall (1830 - 1900)
Peter Paul Marshall
1830 - 1900
Maksymilian Gerymsky (1846 - 1874)
Maksymilian Gerymsky
1846 - 1874
Jozef Israëls (1824 - 1911)
Jozef Israëls
1824 - 1911
Jan Bogumil Rosen (1854 - 1936)
Jan Bogumil Rosen
1854 - 1936
Henry Carre Tucker (1812 - 1875)
Henry Carre Tucker
1812 - 1875
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