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

Abraham Willemsens (1605 - 1672)
Abraham Willemsens
1605 - 1672
Enrico Mattioli (1955 - 1991)
Enrico Mattioli
1955 - 1991
Jean-Charles Blais (1956)
Jean-Charles Blais
1956
Étienne Jeaurat (1699 - 1789)
Étienne Jeaurat
1699 - 1789
Mikhail Osipovich Tsetlin (Amari) (1882 - 1945)
Mikhail Osipovich Tsetlin (Amari)
1882 - 1945
Jean-Baptiste Hilaire (1751 - 1828)
Jean-Baptiste Hilaire
1751 - 1828
Deva Sand (1968)
Deva Sand
1968
 Rohan Master (XIV century - XV century)
Rohan Master
XIV century - XV century
Félicien Rops (1833 - 1898)
Félicien Rops
1833 - 1898
Martin Szekely (1956)
Martin Szekely
1956
Jean-Jacques Scherrer (1855 - 1916)
Jean-Jacques Scherrer
1855 - 1916
Frank Girard (1947)
Frank Girard
1947
Jean-François Perroy (1957)
Jean-François Perroy
1957
Jean-Charles Ellaume (1714 - 1763)
Jean-Charles Ellaume
1714 - 1763
Léon Emile Caille (1836 - 1907)
Léon Emile Caille
1836 - 1907
Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes (1750 - 1819)
Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes
1750 - 1819

Creators Academism

François-Gabriel Lépaulle (1804 - 1886)
François-Gabriel Lépaulle
1804 - 1886
Isaak Ouwater (1748 - 1793)
Isaak Ouwater
1748 - 1793
Robert Frederick Blum (1857 - 1903)
Robert Frederick Blum
1857 - 1903
Edmond Chagot (1832 - 1885)
Edmond Chagot
1832 - 1885
Francesco Filippini (1853 - 1895)
Francesco Filippini
1853 - 1895
Paul Louis Emile Loiseau-Rousseau (1861 - 1927)
Paul Louis Emile Loiseau-Rousseau
1861 - 1927
Thomas Faed (1826 - 1900)
Thomas Faed
1826 - 1900
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
Mark Twain
1835 - 1910
Edward Steichen (1879 - 1973)
Edward Steichen
1879 - 1973
Johannes Mattheus Graadt van Roggen (1867 - 1959)
Johannes Mattheus Graadt van Roggen
1867 - 1959
Blanche Poccard de Santilau ()
Blanche Poccard de Santilau
Henri Gervex (1852 - 1929)
Henri Gervex
1852 - 1929
Jan Baptist Lodewyck Maes (1794 - 1856)
Jan Baptist Lodewyck Maes
1794 - 1856
Peter Philipp Rumpf (1821 - 1896)
Peter Philipp Rumpf
1821 - 1896
Walter Ufer (1876 - 1936)
Walter Ufer
1876 - 1936
Jessie Constance Alicia Traill (1881 - 1967)
Jessie Constance Alicia Traill
1881 - 1967