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Louis Ernest Meissonier. Leading
French military artist of the 19th century. Military art prints of Napoleon and
his armies by French artist Louis Ernest Meissonier, published by Cranston
Fine Arts.
Jean
Louis Ernest Meissonier Born in Lyons on 20th February, 1813, he served for a short period in a chemist
shop but his interest in art quickly became apparent to his parents who arranged
for him to enter the studios of various artists. He first exhibited at the Salon
in 1835 and became a regular exhibitor throughout the 1840's and 1850's showing
various non-military scenes. However, these pictures were enough to establish
his reputation and he was invited by Napoleon 111 to join the Imperial Staff on
the expedition to Italy in 1859. Inspired by what he witnesses, Meissonier began
to paint military scenes from the war such as The Emperor at Solferino, which
was shown at the 1864 Salon, and The Emperor and his staff.
Six years later, France went to war with Prussia and the emperor once again
turned to Meissonier for his services. While initially accepting the offer, the
artist soon became discouraged by the growing defeats of the army and declined
to become further involved but not before narrowly escaping being besieged in
Metz. It was at this time that he developed his penchant for Napoleonic subjects
as a way of glorifying France's military past in the wake of the disastrous
defeat in 1871 and the subsequent horrors of the Paris Commune. Inspired by the
first Napoleon, Meissonier developed the idea of creating a cycle of pictures
dramatising the great soldier from his rise to his fall. The five pictures would
each depict a moment in the emperor's life during the years 1796, 1807, 1810,
1814 and 1815, but in fact only three canvases were finished. In his picture,
1807, the artist depicted a moment during the final phase of the battle of
Friedland when the Emperor and his staff reviewed the 12th Regiment of
Cuirassiers as they charged past. For 1814, he arranged for horses to be marched
back and forth in snow and mud so that he could sketch - and became quite ill in
the process. In the picture, a grim-faced Napoleon leads his disheveled troops
in retreat to avoid confrontation with the enemy.
These pictures established him as perhaps one of the greatest military painters
France had ever seen and he was a major source of inspiration to Detaille and de
Neuville before he died in Paris on 31st January, 1891
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Friedland, 1807 by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier.
Napoleon with his general staff salutes a regiment of Cuirassiers who charge by during the Battle of Friedland.
Open edition print. Image size 32 inches x 17 inches (81cm x 43cm). Price £40.00
Open edition print. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £14.00
**Open edition print. (Two copies reduced to clear) Image size 32 inches x 17 inches (81cm x 43cm). Price £
ITEM CODE DHM0390
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Napoleon on Campaign by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier.
Showing Napoleon and his Generals, often referred to as the Retreat From Moscow.
Open edition print. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £45.00
Open edition print. Image size 21 inches x 14 inches (53cm x 36cm). Price £35.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £390.00
**Open edition print. (One copy reduced to clear) Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £40.00
**Open edition print. (One copy reduced to clear) Image size 21 inches x 14 inches (53cm x 36cm). Price £25.00
ITEM CODE DHM0056
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Napoleon and his Staff by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier.
Painted in 1868, Napoleon wears the uniform of the Chasseurs and is followed by his generals and an Egyptian Marmaluke (extreme left) Added, it was said, at the express wish of Lord Hereford who purchased the painting. It is now in the Wallace Collection.
Open edition print. Image size 23 inches x 21 inches (58cm x 53cm). Price £31.00
Open edition print. Image size 12 inches x 10 inches (31cm x 25cm). Price £14.00
**Open edition print. (2 copies reduced to clear) Image size 12 inches x 10 inches (31cm x 25cm). Price £10.00
ITEM CODE DHM0232
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Austerlitz Before the Charge by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier.
A regiment of Cuirassiers stand awaiting orders during the Battle of Austerlitz during the Napoleonic war against Austria and Russia.
Open edition print. Image size 30 inches x 16 inches (76cm x 41cm). Price £48.00
Open edition print. Image size 12 inches x 7 inches (31cm x 18cm). Price £14.00
ITEM CODE DHM0314
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Petit Poste de Grand Garde, Hussars of the 8th Regiment by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier.
A scouting party of the 8th regiment of Hussars in Napoleons First Empire army are seen resting their horses and in discussion.
Open edition print. Image size 23 inches x 16 inches (58cm x 41cm). Price £30.00
Open edition print. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £14.00
ITEM CODE DHM0316
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Les Ordannces by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier.
Open edition print. Image size 17 inches x 23 inches (43cm x 58cm). Price £30.00
Open edition print. Image size 9 inches x 12 inches (23cm x 31cm). Price £14.00
**Open edition print. (3 copies reduced to clear) Image size 17 inches x 23 inches (43cm x 58cm). Price £31.00
ITEM CODE DHM0324
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La Vedette Des Dragons Sous Louis XV by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier.
A scout of the French Dragoons in the uniform of the time of the Austrian Succession and Seven Years War.
Open edition print. Image size 17 inches x 23 inches (43cm x 58cm). Price £30.00
Open edition print. Image size 9 inches x 12 inches (23cm x 31cm). Price £14.00
**Open edition print. (20 copies reduced to clear) Image size 9 inches x 12 inches (23cm x 31cm). Price £6.00
ITEM CODE DHM0315
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Officier de Cuirassier by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier.
This is the study of the Cuirassier officer from the painting Cuirassiers Before the Charge at the Battle of Austerlitz.
Open edition print. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £14.00
ITEM CODE VAR0189
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The Siege of Paris by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier.
The Siege of Paris lasted from September 19th 1870 to January 28th 1871, and borught about the French surrender and the end of the Franco-Prussian War.
Open edition print. Image size 25 inches x 18 inches (64cm x 46cm). Price £40.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 24 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £390.00
**Open edition print. (9 reduced to clear) Image size 25 inches x 18 inches (64cm x 46cm). Price £30.00
ITEM CODE DHM1437
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Marshall Saxe and His Troops by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier.
Marshall Saxe the French Marshall in charge of the French army during the War of Austrian Succession which included the Battles of Fontenoy and Dettingen.
Open edition print. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £20.00
ITEM CODE DHM0592
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Napoleon III at Solferino by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier.
The Battle of Solferino, fought on 24th of June 1859 was the last battle at which both armies were commanded by their monarch; the French army commanded by Napoleon III and his Allies Victor Emmanuel II and his Sardinian Army were victorious over the Austrian Army commanded by Emperor Franz Joseph.
Open edition print. Image size 30 inches x 18 inches (76cm x 46cm). Price £40.00
Open edition print. Image size 12 inches x 7 inches (31cm x 18cm). Price £14.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £500.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 18 inches (76cm x 46cm). Price £390.00
**Open edition print. (One copy reduced to clear) Image size 30 inches x 18 inches (76cm x 46cm). Price £30.00
ITEM CODE DHM0238
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| Friedland, 1807 by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier
Napoleon with his general staff salutes a regiment of Cuirassiers who
charge by during the Battle of Friedland.
Napoleon on Campaign by Meissonier Showing Napoleon and his Generals, often referred to as the Retreat
From Moscow.
Napoleon and his Staff by Meissonier Painted in 1868, Napoleon wears the uniform of the Chasseurs and is
followed by his generals and an Egyptian Marmaluke (extreme left). Added,
it was said, at the express wish of Lord Hereford who purchased the
painting. It is now in the Wallace Collection.
Austerlitz Before the Charge by Meissonier
A regiment of Cuirassiers stand awaiting orders during the Battle of
Austerlitz during the Napoleonic war against Austria and Russia.
Petit Poste de Grand Garde, Hussars of the 8th Regiment
by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier A scouting party of the 8th regiment of Hussars in Napoleons First
Empire army are seen resting their horses and in discussion.
Oficier de Cuirassier by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier
This is the study of the Cuirassier officer from the painting
"Cuirassiers Before the Charge" at the Battle of Austerlitz
Marshall Saxe and His Troops by Meissonier Marshall Saxe the French Marshall in charge of the French army during
the War of Austrian Succession which included the Battles of Fontenoy and
Dettingen. |
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