Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier
French Academic Painter, 1815-1891,French painter, sculptor and illustrator. Although he was briefly a student of Jules Potier (1796-1865) and Leon Cogniet, Meissonier was mainly self-taught and gained experience by designing wood-engravings for book illustrations. These included Leon Curmer's celebrated edition of J.-H. Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's Paul et Virginie (Paris, 1838), the series Les Franeais peints par eux-memes (Paris, 1840-42) and Louis de Chevigne's Les Contes remois (Paris, 1858). Related Paintings of Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier :. | Friedland, 1807 (1875) Ernest Meissonier | Leland Stanford, | Napoleon III at the Battle of Solferino | Campagne de France | Self portrait | Related Artists: Pietro CignaroliItalian , Verona 1665-1720
Edmund john niemann1814-1901 Franz Thomas LowLived in 18th centry.
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