MEISSONIER Ernest [Lyon, 1815 - Paris, 1891], French painter - Lot 246

MEISSONIER Ernest [Lyon, 1815 - Paris, 1891], French painter and sculptor, specialized in historical military painting and genre scenes. Autograph letter signed. Evian, August 24, 1878; 2 pages in-12 on mourning paper. "You bought (sic) Boudin's painting, a burial in Villerville. I like this painting very much, which I found, if not of a perfect execution, at least of an irreproachable feeling with a naive simplicity The drama is absolutely striking and it is a rare quality in this time. Would you place this painting in the Luxembourg. I would be infinitely grateful to you for satisfying the desire and ambition of this good boy who has confidence in me and who begins to ask me advice with the desire to follow it? to follow them?"