Jarvis, John Wesley, 1780-1840

Albert Gallatin Worthington (1804-1834) was the fourth child of Ohio Governor Thomas Worthington and his wife Eleanor Swearingen Worthington.

Portrait painter John Wesley Jarvis (1780-1840) was born in England and moved to the United States as a child. He was the nephew of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. John Wesley Jarvis was trained as an artist by engraver Edward Savage and set up a portrait painting business with his contemporary Joseph Wood.

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