File:John Jay (Gilbert Stuart portrait).jpg

Summary

Gilbert Stuart: John Jay

Artist



Alternative names	Gilbert Charles Stuart ; Birth name: Gilbert Charles Stewart
Description	American painter and portraitist
Date of birth/death	3 December 1755	9 July 1828
Location of birth/death	North Kingston (Newport, Rhode Island)	Boston
Work location	Boston, New York City, London, Dublin
Authority file	: Q41402 VIAF: 61689381 ISNI: 0000000066349660 ULAN: 500010392 LCCN: n50083265 NLA: 35149085 WorldCat

Title

Portrait of John Jay

Object type

painting

Genre

portrait

Depicted people

John Jay

Date

1794

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 131 cm (51.5 in); width: 102 cm (40.1 in)

Collection

National Gallery of Art

	Native name	National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
	Location	Washington, D.C., United States of America
	Coordinates	38° 53′ 29″ N, 77° 01′ 12″ W
	Established	17 March 1941
	Website	www.nga.gov
	Authority file	: Q214867 VIAF: 3064149198328574940008 ISNI: 0000000123753994 ULAN: 500115983 LCCN: n79054426 NAID: 10479068 WorldCat

Accession number

2009.132.1 (National Gallery of Art)

Place of creation

United States of America

Notes

Notes from National Gallery of Art

"The classical column, crimson drapery, legal tome, and robes of state in this impressive portrait recall the "Grand Manner" tradition Stuart had used to emphasize the social status of British aristocrats.

As a framer of the Constitution and the first Chief Justice of the United States from 1789 to 1795, John Jay was the first American statesman of international reputation whom Stuart ever painted. The success of this likeness of the chief justice, painted in New York in 1794, introduced Stuart to an appreciative clientele in America.

The forty-nine-year-old Jay could spare time to pose only for the head. His nephew modeled the judicial robe so that Stuart could complete the body. Broadly painted strokes suggest the robe's gleaming scarlet, black, and white satin, setting off by contrast the careful execution of Jay's handsome features.

Stuart rendered Jay's complexion with deftly executed highlights in opaque paint on top of translucent glazes of thinned oils. Later the artist explained his methods for painting such lively skin tones: "Good flesh color partook of all colors, not mixed so as to combine in one tint, but shining through each other, like blood through natural skin."

References

Gilbert Stuart: an illustrated descriptive list of his work, 437
National Gallery of Art artwork ID: 75023

Source/Photographer

The National Gallery of Art

Other versions

Copy by Oliver Ingraham Lay (1889)

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English: Portrait of John Jay (1794) by the American painter Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828). Collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., United States.

Other languages:

Čeština: Portrét amerického právníka, politika a diplomata Johna Jaye (1794) od malíře Gilberta Stuarta (1755–1828) ze sbírek Národní galerie ve Washingtonu.

Deutsch: Gilbert Stuart: Porträt des John Jay (1794). John Jay war einer der Gründerväter der Vereinigten Staaten.

English: Portrait of John Jay (1794) by the American painter Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828). Collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., United States.

Español: Retrato de John Jay (1794) por el pintor estadounidense Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828). Colección de la Galería Nacional de Arte, Washington D.C., Estados Unidos.

Français : Portrait de John Jay (1794), premier président de la Cour suprême des États-Unis, par le peintre américain Gilbert Stuart. Ce tableau est désormais exposé à la National Gallery of Art de Washington (États-Unis).

Magyar: John Jay portréja (olaj, vásznon). Készítette: Gilbert Stuart (National Gallery of Art, Washington, Amerikai Egyesült Államok)

Nederlands: Portret uit 1794 van John Jay, de eerste Opperrechter van de Verenigde Staten

Português: Retrato de John Jay (1794) pelo pintor americano Gilbert Stuart (1755–1828). Coleção da Galeria Nacional de Arte, Washington, D.C., Estados Unidos.

Македонски: „Портрет на Џон Џеј“ (1794) од американскиот сликар Гилберт Стјуарт (1755 – 1828).

Українська: Портрет Джона Джея, художник Гілберт Стюарт.

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