Chauncey B. Ives (1812- ).
Sculptor, born in Hamden, Conn., the son of a farmer. At the age of sixteen he apprenticed himself to E. R. Northrup, a wood carver, and later studied with Hezekiah Augur. He lived most of the time abroad at Rome, making occasional visits to America. For a short time in 1855 he had a studio in New York and received many orders.
Karl du Jardin (1625-1678).
Born at Amsterdam and studied under Nicholas Berghem. He went to Italy where he was received by the Bentevogel Society. His works are mostly confined to landscapes.
John Wesley Jarvis (1780-1834).
Born in South Shields, England; died in New York City. He came to Philadelphia in 1785 and with but little instruction began to paint portraits in which he became popular. The bust of Thomas Paine, now in the Society collection, was executed by Jarvis.
William Jewett (1792-1873).
Born in East Haddam, Conn., and died at Bayonne, N. J. He began life as a farmer and was apprenticed to a coach-maker at New London, Conn., for whom he prepared paints and assisted in coloring carriages. At New London he met Samuel L. Waldo whose assistant he became and later collaborated with him in painting portraits.
David Johnson (1827-1908).