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

Mario Morel Agostinelli (1915 - 2000)
Mario Morel Agostinelli
1915 - 2000
Henri Martin (1860 - 1943)
Henri Martin
1860 - 1943
Gustave-Henri Jossot (1866 - 1951)
Gustave-Henri Jossot
1866 - 1951
Hippolyte-Jules Lefèbvre (1863 - 1935)
Hippolyte-Jules Lefèbvre
1863 - 1935
André-Aleth Masson (1919 - 2009)
André-Aleth Masson
1919 - 2009
Marie Bracquemond (1840 - 1916)
Marie Bracquemond
1840 - 1916
Michel Gigon (1929 - 2022)
Michel Gigon
1929 - 2022
Guillaume Apollinaire (1880 - 1918)
Guillaume Apollinaire
1880 - 1918
Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson (1767 - 1824)
Anne-Louis Girodet-Trioson
1767 - 1824
Léon Zack (1892 - 1980)
Léon Zack
1892 - 1980
Louise Catherine Breslau (1856 - 1927)
Louise Catherine Breslau
1856 - 1927
Mattia Bonetti (1952)
Mattia Bonetti
1952
Jacques Chapiro (1887 - 1972)
Jacques Chapiro
1887 - 1972
Jean Duvet (1485 - 1562)
Jean Duvet
1485 - 1562
Félix Ziem (1821 - 1911)
Félix Ziem
1821 - 1911
Paul Pierre Lemagny (1905 - 1977)
Paul Pierre Lemagny
1905 - 1977

Creators Academism

Boris Fyodorovich Chaliapin (1904 - 1979)
Boris Fyodorovich Chaliapin
1904 - 1979
Grigory Kononovich Dyadchenko (1869 - 1921)
Grigory Kononovich Dyadchenko
1869 - 1921
Louis Émile Benassit (1833 - 1902)
Louis Émile Benassit
1833 - 1902
Konstantin Aleksandrovich Trutovsky (1826 - 1893)
Konstantin Aleksandrovich Trutovsky
1826 - 1893
Jacob Jacobs (1812 - 1879)
Jacob Jacobs
1812 - 1879
Adolf Schmidlin (1868 - 1954)
Adolf Schmidlin
1868 - 1954
John Edgar Platt (1886 - 1967)
John Edgar Platt
1886 - 1967
Daniel Herman Anton Melbye (1818 - 1875)
Daniel Herman Anton Melbye
1818 - 1875
James Clarke Hook (1819 - 1907)
James Clarke Hook
1819 - 1907
Albert Riegel (1802 - 1858)
Albert Riegel
1802 - 1858
John Byam Liston Shaw (1872 - 1919)
John Byam Liston Shaw
1872 - 1919
Hedwig Freese (1873 - ?)
Hedwig Freese
1873 - ?
Marlene Neubauer-Woerner (1918 - 2010)
Marlene Neubauer-Woerner
1918 - 2010
Eduard Hildebrandt (1818 - 1868)
Eduard Hildebrandt
1818 - 1868
Hans Schmidt (1877 - 1958)
Hans Schmidt
1877 - 1958
Stepan Vladislavovich Bakalovich (Bakalowicz) (1857 - 1947)
Stepan Vladislavovich Bakalovich (Bakalowicz)
1857 - 1947
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