Jean-Louis-Ernest MeissonierFrench, 1815–1891Cheval blessé
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Cheval blessé” now? Collection: Musée de Grenoble, Grenoble. Unknown.
Grenoble, France
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- MG 1218
In the catalog
Sources
- Musée de Grenoble
- Image: Musée de Grenoble — © Ville de Grenoble / Musée de Grenoble-J.L. Lacroix; Ministère de la Culture (France), base Joconde
In the life of Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier
The whole life1883
President of the Great National Exhibition
Chosen president of the Great National Exhibition of 1883, he is represented there by The Pioneer, The Army of the Rhine, The Arrival of the Guests and Saint Mark.
24 May 1884
A retrospective at the Petit Gallery: 146 works
An exhibition of Meissonier’s collected works, 146 in all, opens at the Petit Gallery.
1886
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.
