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John Wesley Jarvis (1781 - January 14, 1839), American painter, nephew of Methodist leader John Wesley, was born at South Shields, England, and was taken to the United States at the age of five.
He was one of the earliest American painters to give serious attention to the study of anatomy. He lived at first in Philadelphia, afterwards establishing himself in New York City, where he enjoyed great popularity, though his conviviality and eccentric mode of life affected his work. He visited Baltimore, Charleston, and New Orleans, entertaining much and painting portraits of prominent people, particularly in New Orleans, where General Andrew Jackson was one of his sitters. He had for assistants at different times both Thomas Sully and Henry Inman. He affected singularity in dress and manners, and his mots were the talk of the day. But his work deteriorated, and he died in great poverty in New York City.
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Painting ID:: 72955 James Fenimore Cooper
"James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851), Class of 1806," oil on canvas, by the American painter John Wesley Jarvis. 30 1/8 in. x 25 in. Yale University Art Gallery, gift of Edward Stephen Harkness, B.A. 1897, M.A. (Hon.) 1925. Courtesy of Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
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Painting ID:: 79776 Adrian Baucker Holmes Children
between 1847(1847) and 1853(1853)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 153 x 122 cm (60.2 x 48 in)
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Painting ID:: 84243 Lafitte Brothers in Dominique Yous Bar
Oil on wood panel, c. 1821, attributed to John Wesley Jarvis
Date ca. 1821(1821)
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Painting ID:: 90576 Thomas Paine John Wesley Jarvis
Oil on canvas, c. 1805
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Painting ID:: 96268 The Lafitte Brothers in Dominique Yous Bar
Oil on wood panel, c. 1821
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John Wesley Jarvis
(1781 - January 14, 1839), American painter, nephew of Methodist leader John Wesley, was born at South Shields, England, and was taken to the United States at the age of five.
He was one of the earliest American painters to give serious attention to the study of anatomy. He lived at first in Philadelphia, afterwards establishing himself in New York City, where he enjoyed great popularity, though his conviviality and eccentric mode of life affected his work. He visited Baltimore, Charleston, and New Orleans, entertaining much and painting portraits of prominent people, particularly in New Orleans, where General Andrew Jackson was one of his sitters. He had for assistants at different times both Thomas Sully and Henry Inman. He affected singularity in dress and manners, and his mots were the talk of the day. But his work deteriorated, and he died in great poverty in New York City.
. Related Artists to John Wesley Jarvis: | Joos de Momper | Orozco, Jose Clemente | Peter Sheaf Newell | Aert van der Neer | LORENZO DI CREDI |
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