| 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]