Meissonier

[ me-saw-nyey ]

/ mɛ sɔˈnyeɪ /

Jean Louis Er·nest

[zhahn lwee er-nest] /ʒɑ̃ lwi ɛrˈnɛst/,1815–91, French painter.

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He is more than a sketch; he is a Meissonier portrait, painted with all that accuracy of detail for which Meissonier was famous.
The Nabob, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Alphonse Daudet
This want of appreciation on the mother's part reminds me of a story told to me by Meissonier.
An Englishman in Paris|Albert D. (Albert Dresden) Vandam
The type is well shown in the life of Meissonier, whose mother died in his childhood, but she was near him to the last.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7|Elbert Hubbard
In 1868, when he was two-and-twenty years of age, he came to Paris, where Grme and Meissonier interested themselves in him.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 3 (of 4)|Richard Muther

Like Meissonier, Turguenief saw the light upon small surfaces, enhanced rather than lessened in brilliancy.
Russia: Its People and Its Literature|Emilia Pardo Bazán