Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier
(1815-1891), Painter and illustrator of military and historical subjectsSitter in 4 portraits
A leading French history painter, noted for his military themes and scrupulous attention to detail. He served as a colonel during the Siege of Paris in 1871.
by Théobald Chartran ('T')
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 1 May 1880
NPG 4707(18)
by Robert Jefferson Bingham
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1867
NPG Ax17184
by Unknown photographer
albumen print on card mount, 1870s-1880s
NPG x9200
Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier ('Men of the Day. No. 225.')
by Théobald Chartran ('T')
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 1 May 1880
NPG D43956
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