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.
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Ernest Meissonier, Self-portrait, 1889
1814. Campagne de France (Napoleon and his staff returning from Soissons after the Battle of Laon), 1864 (Musée d'Orsay)
In June 1868 Meissonier arrived in Antibes - "It is delightful to sun oneself in the brilliant light of the South," he wrote
Ernest Meissonnier
Statue of Meissonier at Parc Meissonier in Poissy (Yvelines), France
Ernest Meissonier, undated photograph
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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."
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