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 arti
Ernest Meissonier
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
French Campaign, 1814 is an oil on wood painting by French painter Ernest Meissonier, created between 1860 and 1864. French Campaign, 1814 is one of the best-known artworks of Meissonier, and it is pa
Ernest Meissonier
…illustrations for the publishers Curmer, Hetzel and Dubocherhe, Meissonier also exhibited at the Salon of 1836 with Chess Player and the Errand Boy. 1814. Campagne de France (Napoleon and his staff returning from Soissons after the Battle of Laon), 1864 (Musée d'Orsay) In 1838 Meissonier married a Protestant woman from…
Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier Campagne de France
Study for The French Campaign.