Nathaniel Jocelyn
American, 1796 - 1881
BiographyNathaniel Jocelyn was a portrait painter from Connecticut, born 31 January 1796. He painted his first portrait, Isaac Plant, in 1815 at the age of 19, and he painted his last, Doctor Stephen Henry Bronson, when he was almost 85. Jocelyn was a staunch abolitionist; two of his best known portraits were of the abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison and of Cinque, the chieftain of the Amistad captives. In mid life, Jocelyn was so much in demand that he had two painting studios, one in New Haven, Connecticut, and one in New York. Jocelyn was also known as an engraver of bank notes. In 1854, he originated the name American Bank Note Company in partnership as Jocelyn, Draper, Welsh & Company of New York. In 1858, he was one of the founders of the American Bank Note Company of New York. Nathaniel Jocelyn died 13 January 1881.
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