Large 19Th Century Marble Bust Of Ernest Meissonie
Stock No
3213
2018
- £1,600.00
- €1,866 Euro
- $2,001 US Dollar
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Large 19th Century Marble Bust of Ernest Meissonier
Stock Number: 3213
Large 19th Century Carved Marble bust of Jean Louis Ernest Messonier. France Circa 1880. Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (21 February 1815 – 31 January 1891) was a French Classicist painter and sculptor famous for his depictions of Napoleon, his armies and military themes. He documented sieges and manoeuvres and was the teacher of Édouard Detaille. Meissonier enjoyed great success in his lifetime, and was acclaimed both for his mastery of fine detail and 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" When the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts was re-vitalized, in 1890, Ernest Meissonier was elected its first chairman, but he died soon; his successor was Puvis de Chavannes. The vice-president was Auguste Rodin. Meissonier worked with elaborate care and a scrupulous observation of nature. Some of his works, as for instance his 1807, remained ten years in course of execution. To the great Exhibition of 1878 he contributed sixteen pictures.
Dimensions: 55cm x 80cm x 36cm.
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Seller
Seller Location
Crawley, Sussex, Sussex
Item Dimensions
H: 80cm W: 55cm D: 36cm
Period
19th Century
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
Crawley, Sussex, Sussex
Item Location
United Kingdom
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+44 (0)7900 240624
+44 (0)7795 115770
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