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Jane Norton Grew (September 30, 1868 – August 14, 1925), known upon her marriage as Mrs. J. P. Morgan Jr., was an American socialite, art collector, and dilettante horticulturalist.
Jane Norton Grew Morgan was the wife of J.P. Morgan, son of the banker and railroad owner J. Pierpont Morgan, who once referred to her as "cold roast Boston." With her husband, she lived for some years in London, where she was presented to Queen Victoria only a few years after that privilege was opened to non-aristocrats.
Jane Norton Grew (September 30, 1868 – August 14, 1925), known upon her marriage as Mrs. J. P. Morgan Jr., was an American socialite, art collector, and dilettante horticulturalist.
Discover life events, stories and photos about Jane Norton Grew (1868–1925) of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
- Female
- John Pierpont "Jack" Morgan Jr.
The Boston-born Jane "Jessie" Norton Grew married J. P. Morgan, Jr., in 1890. Sargent painted her portrait in 1904-5 in London, where the Morgans had lived since 1898. Jessie Morgan noted in her scrapbook that Sargent "thinks it the best work he has done this year.
Visitors of all ages can learn about portraiture through a variety of weekly public programs to create art, tell stories, and explore the museum.
This spirited portrait depicts Jane Morgan (née Jane Norton Grew, 1868–1925), the wife of Pierpont Morgan’s son, J. P. Morgan, Jr. Although the portrait is inscribed with the date 1906, it appears that Mrs. Morgan sat for Sargent in 1904–5, when she and her husband were still living in London.
