Ernest’s work is defined by its nineteenth century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Fountain and Pergola in Italy
Ernest Christian Frederick Petzholdt (Danish, 1805–1838)

Portrait of Daniel Hudson Burnham
Arvid Frederik Nyholm American, born Sweden, 1866–1927 Copy after Anders Leonard Zorn Swedish, 1860–1920

White Crucifixion
Marc Chagall Born Vitebsk (formerly Russian Empire, now Belarus), 1887; died Saint-Paul, France, 1985

Ice-Bound Falls
Ernest Lawson (American, 1873–1939)

The Defense of Paris
Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier (French, 1815–1891)

Ronda
Henry Ernest Schnakenberg American, 1892-1970

Detective
Christian Boltanski French, 1944-2021

The Creation of Adam
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione Italian, 1609-1664

The Crucifixion
Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish, 1598–1664)

Earthly Paradise
Pierre Bonnard French, 1867–1947

Cuirassier with Drawn Sword
Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (French, 1815–1891)

Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist
Bartolomeo di Giovanni (Italian, active c. 1465-1501)

La Source
Albert Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (French, 1824–1887)

One of a Pair of Andirons
Designed by Ernest Gimson (English, 1864-1919) Made by Alfred Bucknell (English, early 20th century) Sapperton, England

Paris, My Friend Ernest
André Kertész American, born Hungary, 1894–1985

Virgin of the Immaculate Conception
Antonio Maragliano (Italian, 1664–1741) Workshop of Antonio Maragliano (Italian, 1664–1741)

The Resurrection
Cecco del Caravaggio (Francesco Boneri; Italian, 1588/90–after 1620)

Hanging
Designed by Ernest Boiceau (French, 1881–1950) France

Corpus of Christ, from the Altarpiece of the Crucifixion
Jacques de Baerze (Netherlandish, active before 1384–1399) Melchior Broederlam (Netherlandish, about 1355–about 1411)

Christ Entering Jerusalem
Richard Scheibe German, 1879-1964