Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier
ARTISTJean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier was a French academic painter and sculptor. He became famous for his depictions of Napoleon and his military sieges and manoeuvres in paintings acclaimed both for the artist's mastery of fine detail and his assiduous craftsmanship. The English art critic John Ruskin examined his work at length under a magnifying glass, "marvelling at Meissonier's manual dexterity and eye for fascinating minutiae." Meissonier enjoyed great success in his lifetime, becoming, with Gérôme and Cabanel, one of "the three most successful artists of the Second Empire."
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Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier, wall art & digital downloads
1 works by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier (French, 1815–1891) are catalogued on Archive Lane, free to preview and available to download or order as a print.
Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier was a French academic painter and sculptor. He became famous for his depictions of Napoleon and his military sieges and manoeuvres in paintings acclaimed both for the artist's mastery of fine detail and his assiduous craftsmanship. The English art critic John Ruskin examined his work at length under a magnifying glass, "marvelling at Meissonier's manual dexterity and eye for fascinating minutiae." Meissonier enjoyed great success in his lifetime, becoming, with Gérôme and Cabanel, one of "the three most successful artists of the Second Empire."
Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
At a glance
Most of Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier's work on the site falls under Prints (4), Drawings (2), Landscape (1).
By movement, it's catalogued as nineteenth century (1).
Culture: French (7).
By orientation: 1 landscape, 6 portrait.
Other French artists of the period
Artists from the same country and generation, also in the archive:
- Honoré Daumier — 3,876 artworks
- Honoré Daumier — 3,876 artworks
- Camille Pissarro — 965 artworks
- Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot — 821 artworks
- Paul Gavarni — 820 artworks
- Odilon Redon — 819 artworks
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir — 802 artworks
- Edgar Degas — 684 artworks
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