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

Augustin Pajou (1730 - 1809)
Augustin Pajou
1730 - 1809
Nicolas De la Fage (1629 - 1655)
Nicolas De la Fage
1629 - 1655
Gustave Loiseau (1865 - 1935)
Gustave Loiseau
1865 - 1935
Christian Koehler (1809 - 1861)
Christian Koehler
1809 - 1861
Jean-Baptiste Belin de Fontenay (1653 - 1715)
Jean-Baptiste Belin de Fontenay
1653 - 1715
Max Ernst (1891 - 1976)
Max Ernst
1891 - 1976
Jean-Demosthene Dugourc (1749 - 1825)
Jean-Demosthene Dugourc
1749 - 1825
Alphonse de Neuville (1836 - 1885)
Alphonse de Neuville
1836 - 1885
Pierre-Antoine Mongin (1761 - 1827)
Pierre-Antoine Mongin
1761 - 1827
Juste-Aurèle Meissonier (1695 - 1750)
Juste-Aurèle Meissonier
1695 - 1750
René Just Haüy (1743 - 1822)
René Just Haüy
1743 - 1822
Blanche Hoschedé Monet (1865 - 1947)
Blanche Hoschedé Monet
1865 - 1947
Milton Resnick (1917 - 2004)
Milton Resnick
1917 - 2004
Yaroslav Chermak (1831 - 1878)
Yaroslav Chermak
1831 - 1878
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (1908 - 1992)
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
1908 - 1992
Otto von Thoren (1828 - 1889)
Otto von Thoren
1828 - 1889

Creators Academism

Walter Langley (1852 - 1922)
Walter Langley
1852 - 1922
Jules Dupré (1811 - 1889)
Jules Dupré
1811 - 1889
Vito D'Ancona (1825 - 1884)
Vito D'Ancona
1825 - 1884
Johannes Franciscus Hoppenbrouwers (1819 - 1866)
Johannes Franciscus Hoppenbrouwers
1819 - 1866
Hans Wilhelm Stillhammer (1881 - 1938)
Hans Wilhelm Stillhammer
1881 - 1938
Josef Karl Rädler (1844 - 1917)
Josef Karl Rädler
1844 - 1917
Wilhelm Hambüchen (1869 - 1939)
Wilhelm Hambüchen
1869 - 1939
Adriaen van Bloemen (1639 - 1697)
Adriaen van Bloemen
1639 - 1697
Enrique Simonet Lombardo (1866 - 1927)
Enrique Simonet Lombardo
1866 - 1927
Alfred William Parsons (1847 - 1920)
Alfred William Parsons
1847 - 1920
Daniel Maclise (1806 - 1870)
Daniel Maclise
1806 - 1870
Henry Dawson (1811 - 1878)
Henry Dawson
1811 - 1878
Camillo Pacetti (1758 - 1826)
Camillo Pacetti
1758 - 1826
Karl Rudolf Sohn (1845 - 1908)
Karl Rudolf Sohn
1845 - 1908
Karl Fuchs (1872 - 1968)
Karl Fuchs
1872 - 1968
Petrus Kiers (1807 - 1875)
Petrus Kiers
1807 - 1875