Matthew Harris Jouett was a noted American portrait painter, famous for painting portraits including Thomas Jefferson, George Rogers Clark and Lafayette.
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12 Facts About Matthew Jouett
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Matthew Jouett was the son of Sallie Robards and Jack Matthew Jouett, a hero of the American Revolution.
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Matthew Jouett served as a volunteer officer of the 28th Kentucky Infantry in the War of 1812 and was among the survivors of the River Raisin Massacre.
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Matthew Jouett restored the missing funds to the militia, based on his earnings as a painter.
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Matthew Jouett painted portraits of his fellow soldiers from memory, including Hart and Colonel Allen.
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Matthew Jouett painted in New Orleans from 1817 to 1827 during the winter season and was listed in the 1824 New Orleans Directory as a portrait painter working at 49 Canal Street.
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Matthew Jouett was commissioned by the Kentucky legislature to paint a portrait of the Marquis de Lafayette.
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Matthew Jouett painted Thomas Jefferson and the child Catherine Cornelia Prather.
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Matthew Jouett's paintings were greatly appreciated by the curators and the general public.
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Matthew Jouett's work is more collectible today than it was during his lifetime, and as such catches higher prices.
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Matthew Jouett became one of the most highly esteemed portrait painters in the United States, honored with a major centenary exhibition at the Speed Museum in his home state.
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Matthew Jouett died in Lexington, Kentucky in 1827 is buried in Cave Hill Cemetery.
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