The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, Sciences and General literature . gelt (1864).His last years were embittered by a unfortunateliterary Partnership, which dully him to attemptsuicide. Ganz und gar zerbrochen, machte er sich am 29. Mai 1885 in Bregenz auf. Meissonier, Jean Louis Ernest, ein französischer Maler; geboren am 21. Februar 1815 in Lyon. Als er noch ein Kind war, etablierte sein Vater Apharmazie in Paris, und der Sohn, der resolvedupon Kunst als Beruf hatte, studierte unter Jules Po-tier und L6on Cogniet. Seine Zeichnungen wurden von J o h a n n n o t verlost, und etwa 1833-34 wurden von ihm angestellt

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The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . gelt (1864).His last years were embittered by an unfortunateliterary partnership, which drove him to attemptsuicide. At length, utterly broken down, he diedin Bregenz, May 29, 1885. MEISSONIER, Jean Louis Ernest, a Frenchfigure-painter; born in Lyons, Feb. 21, 1815. When he was still a childhis father established apharmacy in Paris, andthe son, having resolvedupon art as a profession, studied under Jules Po-tier and L6on Cogniet.His drawings werepraised by J o h a n n o t, and about 1833-34 hewas employed by Cur-mer, the publisher, ondesigns for the Royau-ment Bible and otherMEISSONIER. works. He first made adistinct mark in 1838 and by his illustrations toPaul and Virginia and the Chaumihe Lndienne. In1834 he began to contribute to the Salon. Twoyears later he exhibited the first of his variousgroups of Chess-Players. It was followed by along series of elaborate and successful genrepictures, in which, with the most careful and fin-ished execution and with the most perfect veri-Vol. 4-s. similitude of costume and local coloring, theartist depicted the civil and military life of theseventeenth and eighteenth centuries, passing tosubjects of genre or history taken from thenineteenth century. Among the most celebratedof his military scenes may be named La Fixe, pre-sented to the Prince of Wales by Napoleon III.Besides this is his famous Napoleonic serial, ofwhich 1S07 was sold to a New York gentleman for$60, 000, and presented to the Museum of Art, and1S14, in 1890, changed hands in Paris for $100, -000. He also executed some striking portraits.In all, over 400 of his paintings are known to ex-ist, about 60 of which are owned in the UnitedStates. Finally, we may refer to his design forthe decoration of the Pantheon, the apotheosisof France, the cartoons of which were exhibitedto the commission in 1889. He became a mem-ber of the Institute in 1861, commander of theLegion of Honor in 1867,

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