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

Daniel Firman (1966)
Daniel Firman
1966
Elaine Sturtevant (1926 - 2014)
Elaine Sturtevant
1926 - 2014
Aimé-Jules Dalou (1838 - 1902)
Aimé-Jules Dalou
1838 - 1902
Serge Kislakoff (1897 - 1980)
Serge Kislakoff
1897 - 1980
Auguste Anastasi (1820 - 1889)
Auguste Anastasi
1820 - 1889
Jean Nocret (1615 - 1672)
Jean Nocret
1615 - 1672
Pierre-Joseph Redoute (1759 - 1840)
Pierre-Joseph Redoute
1759 - 1840
François-Nicolas Martinet (1731 - 1800)
François-Nicolas Martinet
1731 - 1800
Jean Puy (1876 - 1960)
Jean Puy
1876 - 1960
Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova (1881 - 1962)
Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova
1881 - 1962
François Reynaud (1825 - 1909)
François Reynaud
1825 - 1909
Herrmann Lismann (1878 - 1943)
Herrmann Lismann
1878 - 1943
Ambroise Louis Garneray (1783 - 1857)
Ambroise Louis Garneray
1783 - 1857
René Margotton (1915 - 2009)
René Margotton
1915 - 2009
Vladimir Afanasyevich Rozmainsky (1885 - 1943)
Vladimir Afanasyevich Rozmainsky
1885 - 1943
Frans Pourbus II (1569 - 1622)
Frans Pourbus II
1569 - 1622

Creators Academism

Eugène Delaplanche (1836 - 1891)
Eugène Delaplanche
1836 - 1891
Stanislas Victor Edouard Lépine (1835 - 1892)
Stanislas Victor Edouard Lépine
1835 - 1892
Thomas Heeremans (1641 - 1694)
Thomas Heeremans
1641 - 1694
Jean-Louis Demarne (1752 - 1829)
Jean-Louis Demarne
1752 - 1829
Tommaso De Vivo (1790 - 1884)
Tommaso De Vivo
1790 - 1884
Karl Köpping (1848 - 1914)
Karl Köpping
1848 - 1914
Alexey Gavrilovich Venetsianov (1780 - 1847)
Alexey Gavrilovich Venetsianov
1780 - 1847
Willem Bodeman (1806 - 1880)
Willem Bodeman
1806 - 1880
Rudolf Thost (1868 - 1921)
Rudolf Thost
1868 - 1921
Alphons Bodenmüller (1847 - 1886)
Alphons Bodenmüller
1847 - 1886
Henry de Montherlant (1895 - 1972)
Henry de Montherlant
1895 - 1972
George Lourens Kiers (1838 - 1916)
George Lourens Kiers
1838 - 1916
Nathaniel Hill (1861 - 1934)
Nathaniel Hill
1861 - 1934
Ben Shahn (1898 - 1969)
Ben Shahn
1898 - 1969
John Morgan (1822 - 1885)
John Morgan
1822 - 1885
Anton Hille (1866 - 1921)
Anton Hille
1866 - 1921
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