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

Nicolas Mignard (1606 - 1668)
Nicolas Mignard
1606 - 1668
Louis-Pierre Deseine (1749 - 1822)
Louis-Pierre Deseine
1749 - 1822
Bettina Rheims (1952)
Bettina Rheims
1952
Henri Georges Jacques Chartier (1859 - 1924)
Henri Georges Jacques Chartier
1859 - 1924
Christophe-Gabriel Allegrain (1710 - 1795)
Christophe-Gabriel Allegrain
1710 - 1795
Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684 - 1721)
Jean-Antoine Watteau
1684 - 1721
Jean-Baptiste Germain (1841 - 1910)
Jean-Baptiste Germain
1841 - 1910
Charles-Philippe Larivière (1798 - 1876)
Charles-Philippe Larivière
1798 - 1876
Antoine-François Callet (1741 - 1823)
Antoine-François Callet
1741 - 1823
Sergei Aramaisovich Essaian (1939 - 2007)
Sergei Aramaisovich Essaian
1939 - 2007
Michel Seuphor (1901 - 1999)
Michel Seuphor
1901 - 1999
Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant (1845 - 1902)
Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant
1845 - 1902
Raoul Du Gardier (1871 - 1952)
Raoul Du Gardier
1871 - 1952
Charles Edouard De Beaumont (1821 - 1888)
Charles Edouard De Beaumont
1821 - 1888
Jacques Hupin (XVII century - ?)
Jacques Hupin
XVII century - ?
Vera Vladimirovn Khlebnikovа (1891 - 1941)
Vera Vladimirovn Khlebnikovа
1891 - 1941

Creators Academism

Edmond-Adolphe Rudaux (1840 - 1908)
Edmond-Adolphe Rudaux
1840 - 1908
Eduard Kasparides (1858 - 1926)
Eduard Kasparides
1858 - 1926
Jeremias Adriaan A. Schill (1849 - 1902)
Jeremias Adriaan A. Schill
1849 - 1902
Werner Büttner (1954)
Werner Büttner
1954
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
Camille Saint-Saëns
1835 - 1921
Vincent De Vos (1829 - 1875)
Vincent De Vos
1829 - 1875
Gerrit van Houten (1866 - 1934)
Gerrit van Houten
1866 - 1934
Albert Henry Fullwood (1863 - 1930)
Albert Henry Fullwood
1863 - 1930
Julius Paulsen (1860 - 1940)
Julius Paulsen
1860 - 1940
Boris Fyodorovich Chaliapin (1904 - 1979)
Boris Fyodorovich Chaliapin
1904 - 1979
Marie Hager (1872 - 1947)
Marie Hager
1872 - 1947
Pavel Tsigus (XIX century - XX century)
Pavel Tsigus
XIX century - XX century
Nicolas Guy Brenet (1728 - 1792)
Nicolas Guy Brenet
1728 - 1792
Edward John Poynter (1836 - 1919)
Edward John Poynter
1836 - 1919
Alexander Vasilievich Gine (1830 - 1880)
Alexander Vasilievich Gine
1830 - 1880
Leo von König (1871 - 1944)
Leo von König
1871 - 1944