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A General and His Aide-de-camp
Ernest Meissonier
1869 · Oil on wood
Dimensions : 7 3/4 x 10 7/8 in. (19.7 x 27.6 cm)
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Bequest of Catharine Lorillard Wolfe, 1887
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About this artwork
A General and His Aide-de-camp (1869) by Ernest Meissonier, oil on wood, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.
About Ernest Meissonier
Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (French: [mɛsɔnje]; 21 February 1815 – 31 January 1891) was a French Classicist painter and sculptor famous for his depictions of Napoleon, his armies and military themes. He documented sieges and manoeuvres and was the teacher of Édouard Detaille.
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