Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (French, 1815-1891)19th century Le Voyageur bronze with dark brown to copper red patina, signed Meissonier, impressed number 20 in a circle. height 19in (48cm); width 23 1/2in (59cm); depth 9in (22cm)FootnotesProvenance Private collection, Century Woods, California. Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier was one of the most famous and successful painters of the nineteenth century and it is not known when he first turned his attentions to sculpture, but it appears he used sculpting as a means of preparing for his paintings, as direct links between his canvases and sculptures exist. His sculptures were not discovered until his death around 1895, and it was gallery owner Georges Petit who placed an order with the founder Siot for around fifty numbered proofs of the "Napoleon" and the "Traveller".Saleroom noticesThe description should read: After Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier
Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (French, 1815-1891)19th century Le Voyageur bronze with dark brown to copper red patina, signed Meissonier, impressed number 20 in a circle. height 19in (48cm); width 23 1/2in (59cm); depth 9in (22cm)FootnotesProvenance Private collection, Century Woods, California. Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier was one of the most famous and successful painters of the nineteenth century and it is not known when he first turned his attentions to sculpture, but it appears he used sculpting as a means of preparing for his paintings, as direct links between his canvases and sculptures exist. His sculptures were not discovered until his death around 1895, and it was gallery owner Georges Petit who placed an order with the founder Siot for around fifty numbered proofs of the "Napoleon" and the "Traveller".Saleroom noticesThe description should read: After Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier
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