15 Works, Today, February 21st. is artist Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier’s day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #052
Feb 21, 2021
1814
Oil on panel
H: 12 3/4 x W: 9 1/2 in. (32.4 x 24.2 cm)
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
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…