Artistic Profile of Charles Meynier

Description

MAYER-MICHALON (Isabelle), with a preface by Jean-Pierre Cuzin. This book, published by Arthena in Deauville in 2008, features a hardcover binding in gray cloth with an illustrated dust jacket. It measures 33 x 25 cm and contains 448 pages with 520 illustrations, including 103 in color. As a loyal student of François-André Vincent, Meynier began his official career with the Prix de Rome in 1789, continuing under the Empire and the Restoration through his contributions to salons and state commissions. Concurrently, he worked for the most significant private collectors of his time: Boyer-Fonfrède, Lucien Bonaparte, Marshal Berthier, and Count von Schönborn. A painter of history, Charles Meynier is primarily a masterful draftsman, creator of subjects, seeking rarely illustrated episodes from classical sources. His drawings reflect a profound culture, an in-depth study of the Antique, and an uncommon literary knowledge, confirmed by the significance of his library and print collection. This is a very fine copy from Arthena, Deauville, 2008, with a hardcover binding in gray cloth under an illustrated dust jacket.