Ramón Torres Méndez

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,^[1][2] best known for his genre works into everyday Colombian life documenting the costumes, occupations, and pastimes of the common people of his time.

Ramón Torres Méndez
Engraving of Ramón Torres Méndez in 1887
Born	(1809-08-29)29 August 1809 Bogotá, D.C., Viceroyalty of New Granada
Died	16 December 1885(1885-12-16) (aged 76) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Nationality	Neogranadine
Known for	Painting
Movement	Costumbrismo
Spouse	María Coleta Medina Morales (1840-)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torres and the second or maternal family name is Méndez.

Further reading

• González, Beatriz (1986) [1938]. Ramón Torres Méndez: entre lo pintoresco y la picaresca [Ramon Torres Mendez: Between the Picturesque and Picaresque] (in Spanish) (2nd; illustrated ed.). Bogotá: C. Valencia Editores. ISBN 978-958-9044-21-6. LCCN 87400903. OCLC 16805231.
• Sánchez, Efraín (1987). Ramón Torres Méndez: Pintor de la Nueva Granada, 1809-1885 [Ramón Torres Méndez: Painter of the New Granada, 1809-1885] (in Spanish). Bogotá: Fondo Cultural Cafetero. ISBN 978-958-9144-00-8. LCCN 88192547. OCLC 18398786.