Ernest Meissonier
arrow_back Back

Ernest Meissonier #29,517Established

description Report
personFrench, 1815–1891play_circleStream Art
palette

Selected Works2

Previous Sales

Sotheby's
Portrait of the artist Alfred Lachnitt
Portrait of the artist Alfred Lachnitt
$1,800
May 2023
Sotheby's
Study of a Cavalier
Study of a Cavalier
$1,100
May 2023
account_balance

Other Museum Acquisitions12

expand_more
Bridge at Poissy (Pêcheurs à ligne)
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2022 · Accession 2022.432 · oil on board
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
Soldier with Upraised Arm
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2009 · Accession 2009.130 · graphite
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
Joan of Arc
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2008 · Accession 2008.358 · graphite, red chalk, colored washes, and black and white gouache
Bequest of Muriel Butkin
Sketchbook, page 80: Study of Faces
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1992 · Accession 1992.344.zzz · graphite
John L. Severance Fund
Sketchbook, page 52: Figure Study
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1992 · Accession 1992.344.zz · graphite
John L. Severance Fund
Sketchbook, page 26: Study of a Head and a Lamp
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1992 · Accession 1992.344.z · graphite
John L. Severance Fund
Sketchbook, page 79: Soldier with Drum
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1992 · Accession 1992.344.yyy · graphite
John L. Severance Fund
Sketchbook, page 51: Figure Study
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1992 · Accession 1992.344.yy · graphite
John L. Severance Fund
Sketchbook, page 25: Studies of Figures in Boats
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1992 · Accession 1992.344.y · graphite
John L. Severance Fund
Sketchbook, page 78: Landscape Study
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1992 · Accession 1992.344.xxx · graphite
John L. Severance Fund
Sketchbook, page 50: Boats, Figures, Cargo on a Beach
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1992 · Accession 1992.344.xx · graphite
John L. Severance Fund
Sketchbook, page 24: Seated Male Figure
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1992 · Accession 1992.344.x · graphite
John L. Severance Fund
gallery_thumbnail

Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

newspaper

Recent News1

expand_more
A new watercolor by Marie-Désiré Bourgoin acquired by Orsay
The Musée d’Orsay has expanded its collection with the acquisition of a watercolor by Marie-Désiré Bourgoin. The work depicts a somber interior scene …
marketApr 15, 2026
history

Past Exhibitions0

expand_more

No past exhibitions on record.

timeline

Recent Activity3

expand_more
newspaper
News
Une nouvelle aquarelle de Marie-Désiré Bourgoin acquise par Orsay
Apr 15, 2026
event
death
Ernest Meissonier dies
Jan 1, 1891
event
birth
Ernest Meissonier born
Jan 1, 1815