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Meissonier, Jean Louis Ernest
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
French painter, born at Lyons; began as a book illustrator of "Paul and Virginia" amongst other works, practising the while and perfecting his art as a figure painter, in which he achieved signal success, from his "Chess-player" series to his designs for the decoration of the Pantheon, "The Apotheosis of France," in 1889 (1811-1891).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Meissonier, Jean Louis Ernest'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/m/meissonier-jean-louis-ernest.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.