Meissonier

[ me-saw-nyey ]

noun

1. Jean Louis Er·nest [zhah, n, lwee e, r, -, nest], 1815–91, French painter.

Example Sentences

What I saw now most vividly suggested old-time battle pictures by Meissonier or Dtaill.

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It seemed easier to paint a Meissonier on the spot than to win ten thousand dollars on that mimic stock exchange.

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The methodical despoiler did not so much as turn his head as he placed the Meissonier on the chest and deftly cut out the canvas.

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Meissonier while but a child set to work making pictures—he declared he would be an artist.

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Meissonier declined the offer with thanks, and struck boldly out on his own account.

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