Ernest MEISSONIER (1815-1891) "Grenadier de la Garde impéria - Lot 103

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Ernest MEISSONIER (1815-1891) "Grenadier de la Garde impéria - Lot 103
Ernest MEISSONIER (1815-1891) "Grenadier de la Garde impériale en pied, étude pour le tableau Friedland 1807." Oil on panel monogrammed "EM" lower right 16 x 8.5 cm. Reverse with stamp of the 1893 Meissonier sale, various numbers including the passage number "253" and annotation in pen by the artist's son, Charles Meissonier (1844-1917): "I certify that this study was made by my father for the painting of 1807. Ch. Meissonier." History: Our grenadier is a study for the painting "1807", produced in 1875 and now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York). Other studies are in the Musée d'Orsay. Our grenadier is part of the group of Emperor Napoleon I and his staff, at the rear of the cuirassiers' charge. Provenance: -Sale from the studio of Ernest Meissonnier, May 12-13 and 14, 1893 (Maîtres Chevallier et Duchesne, expert Georges Petit), no. 253, "Étude de grenadier, l'arme au bras, la tête de profil, la main droite tombant le long du corps. Study for 1807". -Then private collection. Related work: Ernest MEISSONIER, "1807", oil on canvas, 1875, collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New-York).
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