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Buckingham Palace/ 1846 ; * Sacred and ' Legendary Art,' 1848; 'Legends of the Monastic Orders, as represented in the Fine Arts/ 1950; 'Legends of the Ma- donna, as represented in the Fine Arts/ 1852 ; ' Hand-book to the Art of Modern Sculpture, Crystal Palace/ 1854; ' History of Our Lord, as exemplified in Works of Art/ 1864. Several of these works are prorusely illustrated by careful drawings, made, and some of them etched, by herself.

JAMESON, Alexander, engraver. He was a descendant of the above, and engraved the family group of 'Jameson, with his Wife and Son.' in 1728. He is supposed to have practised as an engraver at Edinburgh, but nothing is known of him. He was the son of an architect and member of the guild at Aberdeen, and was born there in 1586. He was sent — it is not known under what influences — to study art under Rubens, at Antwerp, where he was a fellow-pupil of Vandyck. He re- turned to Aberdeen in 1620, married there in 1624, and his continued residence in that city may be traced up to the end of 1630. In 1635 he is described as dwelling in Edin- burgh, and later, as a burgess of the city. On settling in Aberdeen he applied himself to portraiture, practising in oil, but there are some historical subjects and landscapes in his hand. He also painted some minia- tures. His portraits are usually rather under life-size. His oil-paintings are deli- cately finished and well coloured, remark- able as the works of a native painter of his time. We are told that when Charles I. held a parliament in Edinburgh, in 1633, and rode with his nobles from the palace to the Parliament House, the magistrates, to please the King's well-known love of art, collected all the paintings by Jamesone they were able, and nung tnem on either side the Nether Bowport, through which the King had to pass ; and that the King^s attention being attracted, he stopped his horse a considerable time, and admired the paintings and the fidelity of the likenesses. This introduced the painter to the King, who sat to him for a full-length portrait. He died at Edinburgh in 1644, and was buried in the Greyfriars' Church, but with- out a memorial stone. Walpole tells, that by his will, dated in July 1641, 'he pro- vided for his wife and children.' Other authorities state that his sons met early deaths, and that one daughter alone sur- vived him. She inherited some of her father's genius, and executed several large Scripture subjects in worsted-work for the decoration of the church of St. Nicholas, Aberdeen.
 * JAMESON E, George, portrait painter.

J ANSEN, Bernard, architect. Little is known of his early life. He is believed to have been a Fleming. He lived in South- 238

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wark m the reign of James I., and was employed on several extensive works. He built Audley Inn, 1616 ; the Lord Treasurer Howard's palace in Essex, an enormous pile, near Saffron Walden, also attributed to Thorpe; Northumberland House, Charing Cross, except the Strand front ; and other mansions ; but the best inform- ation respecting him and his works is scarcely authentic. ,.

• JANSSEN, VAN CEULEN, Corne- lius, portrait painter. Born in 1590, at Amsterdam, but some writers say in Eng- land, of Flemish parents. His first works in England are dated in 1618, and at that time he lived at Blackfriars, and was fully employed. Between 1630-40 he resided much in Kent ; near Barham Down. He was engaged m the service of James I., and painted several fine portraits of him and the royal family. Industrious by habit, during a residence of nearly 30 years in. this country, many eminent persons were his sitters. His reputation faded on Van- dyck's arrival, and the Civil War breaking out he left England in October 1648, ana died at Amsterdam in 1665- His works will be found in many old family collections. He is distinguished by the careful finish and calm truth of his portraits. His tints are quiet and delicate ; his draperies fre- quently black, and relieved by some tasteful bit of colour. He painted sometimes to a small size, and occasionally copied his own works in that manner. He sometimes signs his pictures Jonson. His son Corneous was bred to his profession, and followed him to Holland, where he died poor.

JARMAN (or JERMAN), architect. Was surveyor to the city of London at the time of the Great Fire in 1666. He rebuilt the Exchange, destroyed by fire in 1638, at a cost of 58,962/. ; also the Drapers' Hall, the Fishmongers' Hall, since pulled down, and Merchant Taylors' Hall. He died 1668.

JAR VIS, Thomas, glass painter. He was born in Dublin, and originally practised there. Advised to try his fortune in Lon- don, he was on his arrival employed by Lord Cremorne upon some small works for his house at Chelsea. He made an ex- hibition in 1776 of his works in stained glass, comprising effects of moonlight, fire- light, frost, &c. In 1777 he commenced the west windows for New College, Oxford, and introduced 'Two Shepherds' from Reynolds's • Nativity' and several allegori- cal figures. He also painted West's ' Re- surrection ' (lately removed) for St George's Chapel, Windsor. He is said to have introduced great improvements in his art, but he tried effects and a realistic manner, which are quite unsuited to glass painting. He died at Windsor, after some years'