Ramón Torres Méndez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ramón Torres Méndez

Colombian 19th-century painter

Date of Birth: 29-Aug-1809

Place of Birth: Bogotá, Colombia

Date of Death: 16-Dec-1885

Profession: painter, caricaturist, lithographer

Nationality: Colombia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Ramón Torres Méndez (29 August 1809 - 16 December 1885) was a Colombian painter and lithographer considered one of the most prolific and important costumbrismo artists of the 19th Century in Colombia, best known for his genre works into everyday Colombian life documenting the costumes, occupations, and pastimes of the common people of his time.