Jane Emmet de Glehn

Jane Emmet de Glehn
In a Garden, Corfu (Jane Emmet de Glehn) by John Singer Sargent.
Born	Jane Erin Emmet 1873 New Rochelle, New York
Died	20 February 1961(1961-02-20)
Nationality	American
Known for	Painting, Portraiture

Jane Erin Emmet de Glehn (born Jane Erin Emmet in 1873; died 20 February 1961) was an American figure and portrait painter.

Born in New Rochelle, New York, she was the youngest daughter of ten siblings. Her great-great-uncle Robert Emmet was a notable Irish nationalist who was hanged in 1803 for high treason by the British court for his attempt to implement an Irish rebellion. Lydia Field Emmet's great-grandfather Thomas Addis Emmet, Robert's older brother, emigrated to the United States after Robert's execution. Thomas Addis Emmet would later become the New York State Attorney General. His daughter Elizabeth Emmet (b.1794), Jane's great-aunt, would study portraiture under the direction of a steamboat designer and portrait artist named Thomas Fulton.

Both her older sisters Rosina Emmet Sherwood (1854–1948) and Lydia Field Emmet (1866–1952) would also become successful artists, as well as their first cousin Ellen Emmet "Bay" Rand (1876–1941). She is also the aunt of the prominent American playwright Robert Emmet Sherwood.

One of Emmet de Glenn's brothers, William LeRoy Emmet, was an accomplished engineer employed by General Electric. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, he was a pioneer in the areas of current electricity and power generation, best known for his work with steam turbines, mercury vapor, and electric ship propulsion. Another of her brothers was Robert Temple Emmet, a West Point graduate, and Medal of Honor recipient.

Jane Emmet's career began while studying at the New York's Art Students League and studied under Frederick William MacMonnies. Then travelled to Europe to view the work of the Grand Masters and continue her studies.