HARTLEY

hartley, jonathan scott (1845- ), american sculptor, was born at albany, new york, on the 23rd of september 1845. he was a pupil of e. d. palmer, new york, and of the schools of the royal academy, london; he later studied for a year in berlin and for a year in paris. his first important work (1882) was a statue of miles morgan, the puritan, for springfield, mass. among his other works are the daguerre monument in washington; "thomas k. beecher," elmira, new york, and "alfred the great," appellate court house, new york. he devoted himself particularly to the making of portrait busts, in which he attained high rank. in 1891 he became a member of the national academy of design.