John Blennerhassett Martin Explained

John Blennerhassett Martin (September 5, 1797  - October 27, 1857), was an American painter, engraver and lithographer.

Biography

Martin was born in Bandon, County Cork Ireland, but emigrated at age 18 to the United States in 1815.^[1] He initially lived and studied engraving in New York City, then in 1816 moved to Richmond, Virginia where he lived and worked. Martin painted a series of portraits of Chief Justice John Marshall, one of which hung in the US Supreme Court Building for many years.^[2] Martin also painted a notable portrait of James Armistead.^[3] He died in Richmond in 1857.

Notes and References

1. Web site: John Blennerhassett Martin Brief Bio. 2013-01-08.
2. http://scholarship.richmond.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1454&context=masters-theses The Irisih Community in Richmond VA 1840-1860. 1981 University of Richmond Masters Thesis by Kathryn Lynn Mahone, page 10: "The painting hung in the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C. for many years."
3. Web site: Reference to portrait John Blennerhassett Martin did of James Armistead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121216071021/http://williamdbailey.wordpress.com/2012/12/10/james-armistead-lafayette-revolutionary-war-double-spy/ . dead . 2012-12-16 . 2013-01-08 .