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Title
Drawing
of
Return
Jonathan
Meigs
Subject
Meigs
,
Return
Jonathan
,
1764-1825
--
Portraits
;
Governors
--
Ohio
--
Portraits
;
Saint-Mémin
,
Charles
Balthazar
Julien
Fevret
de
,
1770-1852
Time Period
1800s
Place
Wood
County
(Ohio)
Description
Portrait
of
Return
Jonathan
Meigs
Jr
. was
drawn
with
black
and
white
chalk
on
pink
paper
.
Charles
Balthazar
Julien
Fevret
de
Saint-Mémin
created
the
portrait
between
1800-1810
. The
drawing
is
framed
under
glass
and
measures
54.5
x
68.5
x
3.5
centimeters
.
Return
Jonathan
Meigs
Jr
.
(1764-1825)
was
born
in
Connecticut
.
After
graduating
from
Yale
and
studying
law
, he
married
Sophia
Wright
and in
1789
moved
to
Marietta
,
Ohio
. There he
practiced
law
,
kept
a
store
,
farmed
and
served
in
public
offices
. In
1810
, he was
elected
the
fourth
governor
of
Ohio
. He
served
as
governor
until
1814
,
when
he
resigned
to
become
the
postmaster
general
of the
United
States
.
After
leaving
the
job
of
postmaster
general
in
1823
, he
returned
to
Marietta
.
Charles
Balthazar
Julien
Fevret
de
Saint-Mémin
(1770-1852)
was a
French
artist
who
emigrated
to the
United
States
around
1793
.
Using
a
physionotrace
, he
traced
around
the
shadows
of
people
who
sat
for
portraits
.
Saint-Mémin
then
created
smaller-size
portraits
for the
sitters
.
Creator
Saint-Mémin
,
Charles
Balthazar
Julien
Fevret
de
Date of Original
1800-1810
circa
Collection
Fort
Meigs
Collection
Source
H
64286
Submitting Institution
Ohio Historical Society
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File Name
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Image Height
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Image Width
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File Size
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