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Ernest Meissonier

1815 - 1891

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Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (French: [ʒɑ̃ lwi ɛʁnɛst mɛsɔnje]; 21 February 1815 – 31 January 1891) 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." Meissonier's work commanded enormous prices and in 1846 he purchased a great mansion in Poissy, sometimes known as the Grande Maison. The Grande Maison included two large studios, the atelier d'hiver, or winter workshop, situated on the top floor of the house, and at ground level, a glass-roofed annexe, the atelier d'été or summer workshop. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ernest Meissonier is the 483rd most popular painter (down from 457th in 2019), the 1,462nd most popular biography from France (down from 1,415th in 2019) and the 96th most popular French Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Ernest Meissonier ranks 483 out of 2,023. Before him are Heinrich Füger, Valentin Serov, Johan Christian Dahl, Cosimo Tura, Wilhelm Busch, and Pierre-Narcisse Guérin. After him are Séraphine Louis, Jan van Scorel, Giovanni Boldini, Maerten de Vos, Cennino Cennini, and Théodore Chassériau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1815, Ernest Meissonier ranks 18. Before him are Ildefons Cerdà, Ľudovít Štúr, Julia Margaret Cameron, Josip Juraj Strossmayer, Lorenz von Stein, and Richard Henry Dana Jr.. After him are Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha, Andreas Achenbach, Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte, Giuseppina Strepponi, Constantin von Tischendorf, and Alexander von Middendorff. Among people deceased in 1891, Ernest Meissonier ranks 32. Before him are Édouard Lucas, Georges Ernest Boulanger, N. R. Pogson, Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia, Theophil Hansen, and Joseph Petzval. After him are William Tecumseh Sherman, Princess Cecilie of Baden, Johan Jongkind, Louis Lucien Bonaparte, Théodore de Banville, and Kalākaua.

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In France

Among people born in France, Ernest Meissonier ranks 1,462 out of 6,770. Before him are Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (1517), Jean Tirole (1953), Pierre-Narcisse Guérin (1774), Pierre Larousse (1817), Francis II, Duke of Brittany (1435), and Blaise de Vigenère (1523). After him are Robert III, Count of Flanders (1249), Armand Peugeot (1849), Michel Chasles (1793), Richard, Duke of Burgundy (858), Jean Giono (1895), and Séraphine Louis (1864).

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Among PAINTERS In France

Among painters born in France, Ernest Meissonier ranks 96. Before him are Marie Laurencin (1883), Hubert Robert (1733), François-Édouard Picot (1786), Jules Chéret (1836), Louis-Michel van Loo (1707), and Pierre-Narcisse Guérin (1774). After him are Séraphine Louis (1864), Eugène Atget (1857), Arman (1928), Fernand Cormon (1845), Jean Clouet (1480), and Nicolas de Largillière (1656).

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