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Title
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Letter to Samuel P. Avery with a drawing of a military figure
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Rights
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Metropolitan Museum of Arts, public domain
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Creator
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Meissonier, Ernest (1815-1891)
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Date
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1880
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Description
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Meissonier was a prominent artist of the 1800s he specialized in military art and depictions of troops. This letter was written because he felt dissatisified with a picture he made, 'le Renseignement' on how he drew some of the soldiers.
In this letter on top is a picture of a French Dragoon in a overcoat worn during long marches and protected the uniform from fading and dirt.
Translated from French: "Dear Mr. Avery here is a rough sketch of one of the figures in my beloved picture 'Le Renseignement', which you took from Germany for my friend Mr. Vanderbilt. I would have liked to have done it better, but such as it is, I leave it in your book as a souvenir of my pleasure in having seen the picture again, and of knowing it is in the hands of so distinguished an amateur, very cordially yours, 1880 21 July Meissonier"
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Format
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paper
17.7 × 11.7 cm
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Language
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French
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Publisher
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Metropolitan Museum of Arts, New York City, New York
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Contributor
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Timothy Jackson
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Identifier
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Metropolitan Museum of Arts, 65.639.15
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Subject
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Napoleonic Wars; France; 1800s;19th Century; Officer; military; uniform; letter
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Source
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Jpeg files, https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/393262
