Ernest Meissonier 1807, Friedland, ca. 1861-75
Oil on canvas; 53 1/2 x 95 1/2 in. (135.9 x 242.6 cm)
cjr WLA metmuseum Ernest Meissonier 1807 Friedland 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.).
