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

Jean-Pierre Cassigneul (1935)
Jean-Pierre Cassigneul
1935
Phillippe Starck (1949)
Phillippe Starck
1949
Nasreddine Dinet (1861 - 1929)
Nasreddine Dinet
1861 - 1929
Jean-Baptiste Vassou (1739 - 1807)
Jean-Baptiste Vassou
1739 - 1807
François Rabelais (1494 - 1553)
François Rabelais
1494 - 1553
Nicolas de Largillière (1656 - 1746)
Nicolas de Largillière
1656 - 1746
Jean-Baptiste Hilaire (1751 - 1828)
Jean-Baptiste Hilaire
1751 - 1828
Victor Boivin (1879)
Victor Boivin
1879
Olga Mikhailovna Bernatsky (1899 - 1971)
Olga Mikhailovna Bernatsky
1899 - 1971
Adolphe Monticelli (1824 - 1886)
Adolphe Monticelli
1824 - 1886
Louis Majorelle (1859 - 1929)
Louis Majorelle
1859 - 1929
Georges Dussau (1947)
Georges Dussau
1947
Lucy Madox Brown Rossetti (1843 - 1894)
Lucy Madox Brown Rossetti
1843 - 1894
Michel Ange Houasse (1680 - 1730)
Michel Ange Houasse
1680 - 1730
Patrick Demarchelier (1943 - 2022)
Patrick Demarchelier
1943 - 2022
Nikolai Nikolayevich Ovchinnikov (1958)
Nikolai Nikolayevich Ovchinnikov
1958

Creators Academism

Ron Kleemann (1937 - 2014)
Ron Kleemann
1937 - 2014
Nikolai Nikolaevich Storozhevsky (1864 - 1930)
Nikolai Nikolaevich Storozhevsky
1864 - 1930
Benno Adam (1812 - 1892)
Benno Adam
1812 - 1892
William Collins (1788 - 1847)
William Collins
1788 - 1847
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Sergeev (1929 - 2004)
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Sergeev
1929 - 2004
Georg Macco (1863 - 1933)
Georg Macco
1863 - 1933
Pieter Gerardus van Os (1776 - 1839)
Pieter Gerardus van Os
1776 - 1839
Paul Hermann Schoedder (1887 - 1971)
Paul Hermann Schoedder
1887 - 1971
Dirck Vellert (1480 - 1547)
Dirck Vellert
1480 - 1547
Antonio Puccinelli (1822 - 1897)
Antonio Puccinelli
1822 - 1897
Wilhelm Lindenschmit I (1806 - 1848)
Wilhelm Lindenschmit I
1806 - 1848
Alfons Spring (1843 - 1908)
Alfons Spring
1843 - 1908
Peter Stammen (1886 - 1958)
Peter Stammen
1886 - 1958
Manfred Oesterle (1928 - 2010)
Manfred Oesterle
1928 - 2010
Manuel Álvarez Bravo (1902 - 2002)
Manuel Álvarez Bravo
1902 - 2002
Ernst Resch (1807 - 1864)
Ernst Resch
1807 - 1864
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