| Preview | Description
  | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | James Cochran Dobbin by John Cranch c. 1845 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Cranch, John | |
 | Jefferson Davis by George Lethbridge Saunders 1849 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Saunders, George Lethbridge | |
 | Joel Chandler Harris by Lucy May Stanton c. 1914 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Stanton, Lucy May |  Joel Chandler Harris, a journalist, humorist, and author of the Uncle Remus stories, lived across the street in Atlanta, Georgia, from Lucy May Stanton when she was a child. She often sat on his knee, listening to his animal stories. When she first asked to paint him in 1906, he queried her desire to paint an old buzzard like me. This is a second,... |
 | John Bard by David Claypoole Johnston 1828 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Johnston, David Claypoole | |
 | John Ericsson by Arvid Frederick Nyholm 1912 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Nyholm, Arvid Frederick | Before he came to the United States in 1839, the Swedish-born engineer and inventor John Ericsson revolutionized navigation with his development of the screw propeller. He achieved fame during the Civil War when he designed the ironclad warship Monitor, the federal response to the threat of the Confederate ironclad Virginia (the refitted USS... |
 | John Merven Carrere by William DeLeftwich Dodge c. 1905 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Dodge, William DeLeftwich | Portrait of John Merven Carrere seated in a chair, his body turned to the right, his head turned to fact the viewer, his right arm resting on the arm of his chair, his hands folded in his lap. |
 | John Quincy Adams by William Hudson Jr. 1844 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Hudson Jr., William | Description: Portrait of John Quincy Adams seated in a red upholstered chair, his body turned to the left, his gaze directed toward the viewer, and a telescope held in his left hand. |
 | John Wesley Jarvis by Bass Otis 1816 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Otis, Bass | Description: Portrait of John Wesley Jarvis, his body turned to the left, his gaze directed down, He wears a dark jacket with a white stock. |
 | Joshua Reed Giddings by John Cranch 1855 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Cranch, John | Description: Portrait of Joshua Reed Giddings with his body turned to the left and his head turned to face the viewer. He wears a dark jacket, vest, and tie with a white shirt. |
 | Landscape with Classical Ruins by Frederic Edwin Church 1869 Smithsonian Institution New York, NY | Church, Frederic Edwin |
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