Jean-Louis-Ernest MeissonierFrench, 1815–1891Bacchus
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Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
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- The museum's own collection data
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- Accession number
- 1927.4346
In the catalog
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- Art Institute of Chicago: the museum's own open data · fetched 8 days ago
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Meanwhile, in the life of Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier
The whole life1886
Van Gogh praises Meissonier in a letter to his brother
Unlike the Impressionists, Vincent van Gogh thought far better of Meissonier: in a letter to his brother Theo he writes that Meissonier’s brushwork has something thoroughly French that the Dutch could never achieve, and that he is modern.
1889
President of the painting jury at the exhibition of 1889
As president of the jury on painting, he also contributes some new pictures to the exhibition.
1889 · Award
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
