Charles Meynier: 1763-1832

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MAYER-MICHALON (Isabelle) [Preface by Jean-Pierre Cuzin. ]
Charles Meynier: 1763-1832

Arthena. Deauville, 2008, Publisher’s binding in full gray cloth cardboard under illustrated dust jacket. Format in-4° (33 x 25 cm), 448 pages with 520 illustrations including 103 in color. 

« A faithful student and favorite of François-André Vincent, Meynier had an official career that began with the Prix de Rome in 1789, continued under the Empire and the Restoration with his submissions to the Salons and state commissions. At the same time, the artist worked for the most important private collectors of his time: Boyer-Fonfrède, Lucien Bonaparte, Marshal Berthier and Count von Schönborn. History painter, Charles Meynier is first and foremost a masterful draftsman, creator of subjects, searching in classical sources for rarely illustrated episodes. His drawings reflect a great culture, an in-depth study of Antiquity and an unusual literary knowledge, confirmed by the importance of his library and his collection of prints.

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Arthena. Deauville, 2008, Publisher’s binding in full gray cloth cardboard under illustrated dust jacket. Format in-4° (33 x 25 cm), 448 pages with 520 illustrations including 103 in color.  « A faithful student and favorite of François-André Vincent, Meynier had an official career that began with the Prix de Rome in 1789, continued under the Empire and the Restoration with his submissions to the Salons and state commissions. At the same time, the artist worked for the most important private collectors of his time: Boyer-Fonfrède, Lucien Bonaparte, Marshal Berthier and Count von Schönborn. History painter, Charles Meynier is first and foremost a masterful draftsman, creator of subjects, searching in classical sources for rarely illustrated episodes. His drawings reflect a great culture, an