Artist: Ernest Meissonier (1815 - 1891)
Nationality: French
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Media: Painting, Illustration, Sculpture
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Biography:
Ernest Meissonier was a French painter who excelled in creating small-format historical paintings. His preferred historical subject matters were the Three Musketeers and the events of Napoleon’s campaigns. He was the recipient of many prestigious awards, including the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor in 1889. Meissonier was a conceited and disagreeable person and his best paintings were created when he was the most humble.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier, Il Signor Annibale, 19th century
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Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier, Resting Soldier, 19th century
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Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier, Study for a "Chess Player", 19th century
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The Card Players, 1863 Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (French, 1815-1891)Oil on wood; 13 7/8 x 10 1/2
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Friedland, 1807, 1875 Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (French, 1815-1891)Oil on canvas; 53 1/2 x 95 1/2 in.
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Soldier Playing the Theorbo, 1865 Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (French, 1815-1891)Oil on wood; 11 1/2 x 8
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Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier, French, 1815-1891 Horseman Oil on panel 15.6 x 11.5 cm (6
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Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier, French, 1815-1891 Officer Oil on panel 10.5 x 8.3 cm (4
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A General and His Aide-de-camp, 1869 Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (French, 1815-1891)Oil on wood; 7 3/4 x
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Ernest Meissonier - On a Terrace 1867 oil on wood panel Cleveland Museum of Art French
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Ernest Meissonier - A Painter 1855 oil on wood panel Cleveland Museum of Art French
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Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier - 1814 1862 oil on panel The Walters Art Museum French
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Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier - Horseman in a Storm c. 1878-1894 bronze National Gallery of Art French
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Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier, French, 1815-1891 Two Soldiers 1849 Oil on panel 18.4 x 12.4
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Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier, French, 1815-1891 Sketch of a Soldier mid 19th century Pencil Sheet:
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Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier, French, 1815-1891 Sketch of a Soldier mid 19th century Graphite on
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Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier, French, 1815-1891 Sketch of a Soldier mid 19th century Black crayon
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Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier, French, 1815-1891 Study of hands and a reclining figure 1835-91 Black
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Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier, French, 1815-1891 Study of Horses" Legs mid 19th century Sepia Drawing,
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Jean-Louis Ernest Meissonier - Study of a Seated Cavalier Reading c. 1870 oil on panel Los Angeles County Museum of Art French
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Adolf von Menzel, Meissonier"s Studio, circa 1880 - 1889
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FÈlix Bracquemond, La Rixe, After Meissonier, 19th - 20th century
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Paul Adolphe Rajon , Rajon d"apres Meissonier, 19th century
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HonorÈ Daumier, Devant les tableaux de Meissonier no. 3 of the series Le public du Salon, 1852
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Ernest Haskell, Companions, 1920
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Ernest Haskell, New Meadows Farms., ca. 1923
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Ernest Haskell, Dromore Oaks, ca. 1924
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Ernest Haskell, Allequippa Poplars, 1913
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Ernest Haskell, Carrying Place, 1923
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Ernest Haskell, Down by the Well, 1908
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Ernest Haskell, Haystack, ca. early 20th century
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Ernest Haskell, Little Arroyo, ca. early 20th century
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Ernest Haskell, Drying the Net, ca. early 20th century
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Ernest Haskell, Marin"s Oak, ca. early 20th century
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Ernest Haskell, Cameo (portrait of Emma Haskell), 1922
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Ernest Haskell, Where Duels were Fought, ca. early 20th century
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Ernest Haskell, Idle Cove, ca. early 20th century
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Ernest Haskell, Tide Bridge, ca. early 20th century
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Ernest Fiene, Farm, 1927
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Ernest S. Lumsden, My Mother, 1924

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (2)
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Childs Gallery: Etchings and Drypoints of Ignaz M. Gaugengigl (1855-1932), the “Meissonier of Boston.”
Of the 25 plates known to have been etched by Gaugengigl, several emulated his own paintings, including The Duel, 1902, Happy Hours, 1990 and Andante, 1898. His favorite subjects included French Revolution era genre pictures, costume studies and g...
Museo del Prado: Fortuny, Madrazo and Rico. The Ramon de Errazu Bequest
The core of the bequest is the group of ten works by Mariano Fortuny. It includes major compositions such as Nude on the Beach at Portici, a masterpiece and synthesis of the artist’s late style, as well as Elderly Nude in the Sun, a work that look...

Further Artwork and Information:

Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier Online
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Ernest Meissonier
Ernest Meissonier (1612 - 1676) Biography, Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Ernest Meissonier - Observation and Artifice [Index]
Military Art, Ernest Meissonier
(Jean-Louis-)Ernest Meissonier
www.hearts-ease.org/cgi-bin/gallery_index.cgi?ID=32
Jean-louis-ernest Meissonier (1612 - 1676) Biography, Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
Ernest Meissonier
Ernest Meissonier Self Portrait

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