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

Pierre Louis Rouillard (1820 - 1881)
Pierre Louis Rouillard
1820 - 1881
Othon Friesz (1879 - 1949)
Othon Friesz
1879 - 1949
Isaac Fuller (1606 - 1672)
Isaac Fuller
1606 - 1672
Pierre-Antoine Demachy (1723 - 1807)
Pierre-Antoine Demachy
1723 - 1807
Dudley Pratt (1897 - 1975)
Dudley Pratt
1897 - 1975
Alexandre René Véron (1826 - 1897)
Alexandre René Véron
1826 - 1897
Tadeusz Makowski (1882 - 1932)
Tadeusz Makowski
1882 - 1932
Francesco Lo Savio (1935 - 1963)
Francesco Lo Savio
1935 - 1963
Pierre Le Gros (1666 - 1719)
Pierre Le Gros
1666 - 1719
Alexei Vasilyevich Grishenko (1883 - 1977)
Alexei Vasilyevich Grishenko
1883 - 1977
Marguerite Gérard (1761 - 1837)
Marguerite Gérard
1761 - 1837
Armando Julio Reverón (1889 - 1954)
Armando Julio Reverón
1889 - 1954
Alfred Henry Maurer (1868 - 1932)
Alfred Henry Maurer
1868 - 1932
Fuller Potter (1910 - 1990)
Fuller Potter
1910 - 1990
Josef Šíma (1891 - 1971)
Josef Šíma
1891 - 1971
Amédée-Julien Marcel-Clément (1873 - 1937)
Amédée-Julien Marcel-Clément
1873 - 1937

Creators Academism

Emma Ciardi (1879 - 1933)
Emma Ciardi
1879 - 1933
Charles-Olivier de Penne (1831 - 1897)
Charles-Olivier de Penne
1831 - 1897
Grigory Yefimovich Gluckmann (1898 - 1973)
Grigory Yefimovich Gluckmann
1898 - 1973
Darius Cobb (1834 - 1919)
Darius Cobb
1834 - 1919
Wybrand Hendricks (1744 - 1831)
Wybrand Hendricks
1744 - 1831
Theodor Matthei (1857 - 1920)
Theodor Matthei
1857 - 1920
Pierre Couzy (1942)
Pierre Couzy
1942
Joseph Clément Maxime Jeannot (1855 - 1935)
Joseph Clément Maxime Jeannot
1855 - 1935
Paul Wolde (1885 - 1948)
Paul Wolde
1885 - 1948
Amelie von Dahmen (1866)
Amelie von Dahmen
1866
Hugo Kotschenreiter (1854 - 1908)
Hugo Kotschenreiter
1854 - 1908
Willem Steelink (Junior) (1856 - 1928)
Willem Steelink (Junior)
1856 - 1928
Antoine Vollon (1833 - 1900)
Antoine Vollon
1833 - 1900
Herbert Haseltine (1877 - 1962)
Herbert Haseltine
1877 - 1962
Annie Feray Mutrie (1826 - 1893)
Annie Feray Mutrie
1826 - 1893
Konstantin Cretius (1814 - 1901)
Konstantin Cretius
1814 - 1901
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