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Ernest Chesneau

1833 – 1890

French art historian and journalist

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Lived 1833 – 1890 (aged 56). Ernest Chesneau was a French art historian, journalist and writer.

Ernest Chesneau (9 April 1833 – 24 February 1890) was a French art historian and critic.

Selected publications Le Mouvement moderne en peinture. Decamps, Paris, Panckoucke, 1861; La Peinture française au XIXe siècle : les chefs d’école, Paris, Didier, 1862; L’Art dans les résidences impériales. Compiègne, Paris, E. Panckoucke, 1863; L’Art et les artistes modernes en France et en Angleterre, Paris, Didier, 1864; Mme de La Vallière (1644-1710), Paris, Blaisot, 1864; Les Nations rivales dans l’art : peinture, sculpture; L’art japonais; De l’Influence des expositions internationales sur l’avenir de l’art, Paris, Didier, 1868; Notice sur G. Régamey, Paris, Librairie de l’art, 1879, 1 vol. (53 p.) : fig.; gr. in-8; Peintres et statuaires romantiques, Paris, Charavay frères, 1880; Constant Dutilleux, 1807-1865, Paris, 1880, in-8°; Le Statuaire J.-B. Carpeaux : sa vie et son œuvre, Paris, A. Quentin, 1880, in-8°, VIII-286 p., pl., fig. et portrait.

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Who was Ernest Chesneau?

French art historian and journalist

When was Ernest Chesneau born?

Ernest Chesneau was born on 9 April 1833 in Rouen.

When did Ernest Chesneau die?

Ernest Chesneau died on 24 February 1890 in Paris.

What was Ernest Chesneau's occupation?

Ernest Chesneau was an art historian, journalist and writer.

What nationality was Ernest Chesneau?

Ernest Chesneau was French.

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· Wikipedia: Ernest Chesneau

· Wikidata: Q3056889

· DBpedia: Ernest Chesneau

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