Template:Short description Template:Expand Spanish Template:Infobox artist Template:Family name hatnote 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.