Portrait of Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus
| Portrait of Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus | |
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| Artist | Gilbert Stuart |
| Year | 1823 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 92 cm × 72.3 cm (36 in × 28.5 in) |
| Location | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
Portrait of Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus is an 1823 portrait painting by the American artist Gilbert Stuart depicting the French Roman Catholic bishop Jean-Louis Lefebvre de Cheverus.[1][2] After going into exile following the French Revolution he first lived in England before moving to America in 1796 where he rose to become the first Bishop of Boston.[3]
The same year the portrait was painted the bishop was recalled to France, serving as Bishop of Montauban and Archbishop of Bordeaux before being made a cardinal in 1836. Today the painting is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, having been acquired in 1921.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ O'Donnell p.363
- ^ McLanathan p.141
- ^ Barratt & Miles p.319-20
- ^ https://collections.mfa.org/objects/31871
Bibliography
[edit]- Barratt, Carrie Rebora & Miles, Ellen G. Gilbert Stuart. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004.
- McLanathan, Richard B. K. Gilbert Stuart. Abrams, 1986.
- O'Donnell, Catherine. Elizabeth Seton: American Saint. Cornell University Press, 2018.