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| Keywords: John Jay (Gilbert Stuart portrait).jpg Assessments 1 John Jay Artwork Creator Gilbert Stuart Portrait of w John Jay 1794 oil on canvas cm 131 102 Institution National Gallery of Art Notes from National Gallery of Art <br> 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 The National Gallery of Art PD-art Other versions 150px http //www nga gov/collection/gallery/gg60a/gg60a-75023 html PD-old-100 DEFAULTSORT 1794; John Jay John Jay by Gilbert Stuart 18th-century portrait paintings in the National Gallery of Art American paintings in the National Gallery of Art John Jay 1794 oil on canvas paintings in the United States Portrait 1794 portrait paintings Male 18th-century oil portraits of sitting men at three-quarter length in ceremonial robes Black and orange clothing Columns in portrait paintings Portrait paintings of men holding books Portrait paintings of sitting men with arms resting on tables Red drapery in portrait paintings Three-quarter view portrait paintings of men facing right | ||||
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