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Jay, John
John Jay (, 1745 – May 17, 1829) was an American statesman, diplomat, signatory of the Treaty of Paris, and a Founding Father of the United States. He served from 1789 to 1795 as the first chief justice of the United States and from 1795 to 1801 as the second governor of New York. Jay directed U.S. foreign policy for much of the 1780s and was an important leader of the Federalist Party after the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788. Jay was born into a wealthy family of merchants and New York City government officials of French Huguenot and Dutch descent. He became a lawyer and joined the New York Committee of Correspondence, organizing American opposition to British policies such as the Intolerable Acts in the leadup to the American Revolution. Jay was elected to the First Continental Congress, where he signed the Continental Association, and to the Second Continental Congress, where he served as its president. From 1779 to 1782, Jay served as the ambas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portrait Of John Jay
''Portrait of John Jay'' is a 1794 portrait painting by the American artist Gilbert Stuart. It depicts the Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father John Jay. At the time Jay was serving as Chief Justice of the United States. The same year he negotiated the Jay Treaty with Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain. Stuart had known Jay in London, and he was one of his few contacts when he arrived at New York City after eighteen years abroad. Jay commissioned Stuart to paint him in the robes he wore when Harvard College awarded him an honorary degree. The sittings took place before Jay departed for England on May 12. It helped him attract further work from wealthy New Yorkers. Today the painting is in the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., Washingtonhttps://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.75023.html#provenance References Bibliography * Barratt, Carrie Rebora & Miles, Ellen G. ''Gilbert Stuart''. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
