Born in Italy of French ancestry, Meissonnier made his way to Paris in 1718. Named "orfèvre du roi" in 1724 by Louis XV. Became "dessinateur de la chambre et du cabinet du roi" in 1726; meaning he designed all french court festivals. Comment on works: Draftsman; Painter; Sculptor; Architect

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Juste Aurèle Meissonnier

Biography

Artworks

Design for a Surtout and a Tureen

Pair of candlesticks

Pair of candlesticks

Pair of candlesticks (flambeaux or chandeliers)

Picture frame (cadre)

Study for a Festival Machine

The Arming of Bellona

Design for a Festival Display of Fireworks (recto); Small Figures by a different hand (verso)

Work

Rocaille Cartouche with the Abduction of Helen of Troy, from: 'Livre D'Ornemens Inventes & Dessines Par J. O. Meissonnier (....)'

Livre d'Ornemens

Canapé executé pour Mr. le Comte de Bielenski, from 'Oeuvre de Juste Aurele Meissonnier'

Projet d'une grande Pendule, from 'Oeuvre de Juste Aurele Meissonnier'

Cabinet de Mr le Compte Bielinski, from "Oeuvres de Juste Aurelle Meissonnier"

Design for a Sacred Vase

Elevation of a Salon

Girandolle Ã branche de porcelaine garnie d'or (Girandolle with Porcelain Branches Covered in Gold), plate 70, from Oeuvres de Juste-AurÃ¨le Meissonnier (Works by Juste-AurÃ¨le Meissonnier)

Ornamental Panel, plate 33, from Oeuvres de Juste-AurÃ¨le Meissonnier (Works by Juste-AurÃ¨le Meissonnier)

Design for a Snuff Box Cover (verso); Trophy of Hunting (recto)

Encensoir

Projet du Sallon de la Princesse Sartorinski en Pologne (Project for the Salon of the Princess Czartoryski in Poland), plate 84, from Oeuvres de Juste-AurÃ¨le Meissonnier (Works by Juste-AurÃ¨le Meissonnier)

Plate 31, from Oeuvres de Juste-AurÃ¨le Meissonnier (Works by Juste-AurÃ¨le Meissonnier)

Pieds de Table de Trumeau (Table Legs of Trumeau), plate 46, in Oeuvres de Juste-AurÃ¨le Meissonnier (Works by Juste-AurÃ¨le Meissonnier)

Ciboire (Ciborium), plate 80, from Oeuvres de Juste-AurÃ¨le Meissonnier (Works by Juste-AurÃ¨le Meissonnier)