' 1814 Campagne de France ' ( Napoleon and his staff returning from Soissons after the Battle of Laon ) circa 1864 .................
Jean-Louis Ernest Meissonier . Born in Lyons in 1815 . First attracted attention by his " Little Messenger " in 1836 and continued to exhibit at the Paris Salon for many years , his best pictures distinguished for minute detail being the 'Napoleonic Cycle' Meissonier served in the Italian campaign for the early part of the Franco-Prussian war , and was Colonel at the siege of Paris .
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Saturday 3 December 2011
' 1814 Campagne de France' Jean-Louis Meissonier ( French 1815 - 1891 ) Oil on canvas circa 1864
' 1814 Campagne de France ' ( Napoleon and his staff returning from Soissons after the Battle of Laon ) circa 1864 .................
Jean-Louis Ernest Meissonier . Born in Lyons in 1815 . First attracted attention by his " Little Messenger " in 1836 and continued to exhibit at the Paris Salon for many years , his best pictures distinguished for minute detail being the 'Napoleonic Cycle' Meissonier served in the Italian campaign for the early part of the Franco-Prussian war , and was Colonel at the siege of Paris .
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