
Jean-Louis-Ernest MeissonierFrança, 1815–1891Será possível contemplá-la?
Chicago, Estados Unidos
Pertence à coleção, mas de momento não está exposta.
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.
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 · Prémio
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour