Ernest Meissonier
(1815–1891) fransk konstnär
Ernest Meissonier (France, 1815–1891) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a sculptor, and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Ernest Meissonier belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.
Ernest Meissonier was born in Lyon and died in Paris. Ernest Meissonier trained at Lycée Charlemagne. Ernest Meissonier studied under Léon Cogniet. Ernest Meissonier worked in Paris, Rome, and Netherlands. Wikidata associates Ernest Meissonier with academic art. Ernest Meissonier became a member of Société héliographique, Royal Academy of Arts, and Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts. The awards include Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the Legion of Honour, and Officer of the Legion of Honour. The students included Édouard Detaille, Gabriel Coffinières de Nordeck, Vyacheslav Schwarz, and Gunnar Berndtson.
The best-known works include ‘1814, La Campagne de France’, ‘Antibes. La promenade à cheval’, and ‘Au cabaret. Reître et lévrier’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 83 works by Ernest Meissonier with free images. The dated works span the years 1833–1890. Works by Ernest Meissonier are held by several collections, among them Wallace Collection, National Gallery of Ireland, National Gallery of Art, and Metropolitan Museum of Art. Wikidata links 5 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘Realism’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Isidore Pils, Domenico Induno, Thomas Couture, Alfred Elmore, and Hans Jørgen Hammer.