Lewis, Meriwether, Painting including his Signature, Photos (2), c. 1804
Entry/Object ID
P1993.1H.226
Description
Lewis, Meriwether, Portrait Photo, c. 1804. b/w. Oval portrait, head shot of Lewis as young man, profile. He is clean shaven, wearing a dark jacket with standup collar and cravat.
Lewis, leader of the Corps of Discovery that explored the interior of the Lousiana Purchase up the Missouri River to the northwest Pacific Coast in 1804-1806.. His signature usually seen below this photo is cropped and shown individually as 93.1H.228.
Original digital scan on History CD 01.
Made/Created
Artist
unknown
Studio
Unknown
Date made
1804
Place
Location
UNKNOWN
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, Photographic
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Photograph
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Lewis, Meriwether, Lewis & Clark, Corps of Discovery
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Width
10 in
Condition
Overall Condition
Fair
Maintenance
Maintenance History
Date
May 14, 2020
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Lewis, Meriwether
Provenance
Notes
Photo that is a copy from the most popularly used oil painting of Lewis
