Ernest Meissonier

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Ernest Meissonier was a 19th-century French painter renowned for his meticulously detailed historical and military scenes, particularly those depicting Napoleon and his campaigns.

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Ernest Meissonier canonical 2
Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier 1
Meissonier 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
military painter
painter
awardReceived Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
birthName Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier
linked to: Ernest Meissonier
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1815-02-21
dateOfDeath 1891-01-31
familyName Meissonier
linked to: Ernest Meissonier
genre genre painting
historical painting
military painting
givenName Jean-Louis-Ernest
hasWorkInCollection Louvre Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Musée d'Orsay
influenced French academic painters
influencedBy Dutch Golden Age painting
languageOfWorkOrName French
memberOf Académie des Beaux-Arts
movement Academic art
Realism
name Ernest Meissonier
nationality French
notableFor historical scenes
meticulously detailed small-scale paintings
military scenes
paintings of Napoleon
notableWork 1807, Friedland
1814, The Campaign of France
Napoleon III at the Battle of Solferino
The Chess Players
The Emperor Napoleon III at Solferino
The Reader
The Smoker
occupation illustrator
painter
participatedIn Paris Salon
periodOfActivity 19th century
placeOfBirth France
Lyon
placeOfDeath France
Paris
positionHeld president of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts
sexOrGender male
studiedUnder Léon Cogniet
trainedAt École des Beaux-Arts
workLocation Paris
Poissy

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Napoleon on the Battlefield of Friedland creator Ernest Meissonier
Ernest Meissonier name Ernest Meissonier
Ernest Meissonier birthName Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier
linked to: Ernest Meissonier
Ernest Meissonier familyName Meissonier
linked to: Ernest Meissonier