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Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809) in Frontiersman's Regalia
Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809) in Frontiersman's Regalia
Artist/Maker (1770 - 1852)

Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809) in Frontiersman's Regalia

1806-1807
Watercolor, black ink, and graphite with touches of red gouache on heavy paper, mounted on card
Overall: 6 1/8 x 3 3/4 in. ( 15.6 x 9.5 cm )
Mat: 14 x 11 in. ( 35.6 x 27.9 cm )
Gift of Ethel McCullough Scott, John G. McCullough, and Edith McCullough Heaphy
1971.125
The subject was the noted explorer who, with William Clark of Louisville, Kentucky, embarked on the historic Lewis and Clark expedition which opened up a land route across the continent to the Pacific. Painted shortly after Lewis's return to Washington from his expedition, this watercolor depicts him in frontiersman's dress, wearing a fur cap, a tunic to the mid-thighs, tight buckskin breeches, and moccasins.
DescriptionPortrait
MarkingsCollector's mark in black ink on verso: "R.W.T."
InscribedVerso inscribed along upper edge in graphite: "...[illegible] Capt Meriwether Lewis"; at lower edge in brown ink: "Likeness of Capt Meriwether / Lewis the Explorer, who was sent with James Clark to explore the far west in 1802 / by President Jefferson"
ClassificationsDRAWINGS
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Charles-Balthazar-Julien Fevret de Saint-Mémin
1807
1954.101
Unidentified Male Delaware, possibly Montgomery Montour
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1806-1807
1860.97
Unidentified Osage (Chief of the Little Osage)
Unidentified Osage (Chief of the Little Osage)
Charles-Balthazar-Julien Fevret de Saint-Mémin
1804
1860.93
Unidentified Osage Warrior Wearing Bird Headdress
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1860.92
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Charles-Balthazar-Julien Fevret de Saint-Mémin
1806-1807
1860.95
Unidentified Elder Osage Warrior
Unidentified Elder Osage Warrior
Charles-Balthazar-Julien Fevret de Saint-Mémin
ca. 1805-1807
1860.94
Yellow Corn, a Mandan
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Charles-Balthazar-Julien Fevret de Saint-Mémin
1806-1807
1860.96
Cachasunghia, Osage Warrior
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Charles-Balthazar-Julien Fevret de Saint-Mémin
1804–1806
1860.90
"View of the City and Harbor of New York Taken from Mount Pitt, The Seat of John R. Livingston, Esqre.": Preparatory Drawing for the Etching
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Charles-Balthazar-Julien Fevret de Saint-Mémin
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1909.45
Image Not Available for Lt. Ralph Izard (1785–1824)
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Charles-Balthazar-Julien Fevret de Saint-Mémin
1919.8
View of the City of New York taken from Long Island
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1796
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