Lyons 1815 - Paris 1891. French Academic Painter, 1815-1891. Lyons 1815 - Paris 1891. French Academic Painter, 1815-1891. French genre and military painter. His study of the Dutch masters was evident in his first Salon-exhibited painting, A Visit to the Burgomaster (1834). His small genre paintings are meticulous as to furnishings and costumes. Among Meissonier's battle scenes, chiefly of the Napoleonic Wars, are Napoleon I with His Staff (Louvre) and Friedland, 1807 (Metropolitan Mus.).   Related Paintings of Ernest Meissonier :. | The Barricade,Rue de la Mortellerie,June 1848 also called Menory of Civil War (mk05 | The Philosopher | Self-Portrait | The End of the Game of Card | The End of the Game |
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Johann Henrich Wedekind
painted Portrait of Empress Anna of Russia in 18th century
Frank Cuprien
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Ivan Kramskoi
(June 8 (O.S. May 27), 1837 C April 6 (O.S. March 24), 1887)