1857-1859       Below Bangor House, Bangor, Maine.

N. D.  The New York Historical Society’s Dictionary Of American Artists 1564–1860.  (New Haven, Connecticut & London England.)  1957, P. 291-292.

Hardy, Jeremiah Pearson (1800-1887).  Portrait, miniature, genre, animal, and still-life painter.  Born October 22, 1800, at Pelham (N. H.), J. P. Hardy moved with his parents to Hampton (Me.) in 1811.  After study in Boston about 1822, he returned to Hampden, where he married about 1828, and lived there and in Bangor (Me.) until his death, February 9 1887.  Anna Eliza Hardy was his daughter nd Mary Ann Hardy his sister.a

1857 March 31.  Christian Mirror.  (Portland, Maine.)  March 31, 1857, Vol. XXXV, No. 35, Whole No. 1803, P. 2.

Hardy’s Photographic Portraits.—We would call the attention of our readers to the advertisement of Hardy and Son, of Bangor, in another column.  The senior partner has long been known as a fine artist in the line of portrait painting, and none, who have ever visited his rooms at Bangor, have failed admired the beauty and finish of his pictures.  He has now turned his attention to Photography in connection with painting, and is prepared to furnish pictures of all styles, some of which, as the German, are new to us, and exceedingly clear and beautiful. The process of drawing out a strong, well-defined picture from an imperfect, obscured daguerreotype is carried on with a degree of success, Mr. H. says, he should, but a few months since, which have considered unattainable.  Any therefore, who have daguerreotypes, which are faded by age or other cause, may have them renewed.  If a portrait be desired, one may be had, true to life, without the old, tedious process of “sitting”.—We hope that the lovers of “good pictures,” in the Penobscot valley, and throughout the State, will ever be ready to encourage our “Home Artists.”

1857 March 31.  Christian Mirror.  (Portland, Maine.)  March 31, 1857, Vol. XXXV, No. 35, Whole No. 1803, P. 3.

Hardy’s Photographic Portraits.  The subscriber takes pleasure in being able to announce to the Public that their establishment is now in complete and successful operation.  Having made important additions to their buildings, the arrangements of light and apparatus for the production of the Finest Pictures, are on the most approved and scientific principles, the result of long artistic experience and labor.

Photographic Pictures are here produced in the highest perfection, on Glass, Paper and Canvas, and of all sizes from the Smallest Miniature Up to the Full Life, and colored in water, crayon or oil.  The oil paintings on canvas are not mere mechanical productions, but highly artistic pictures, executed with the most permanent and substantial colors, Every Way Equal to the Best Oil Paintings, and of unsurpassed finish and beauty; requiring however, no more time of sitting than an ordinary Daguerreotype

Photographs On Paper in every variety of style—Common or plain, Victoria German, &c.  The German Pictures are especially worthy of attention, possessing remarkable intensity and clearness, giving off the likeness with great force, and in effect and durability, approaching oil paintings.

Persons possessing Daguerreotypes of Deceased Or Absent Friends, may have them copied of any size, and in any style, by sending them by mail or otherwise.  The subscribers method of copying is peculiar, and enables them to produce copies of Even Weak Daguerreotypes of almost any amount of force, and of any size—so that pictures that are almost useless on account of their obscurity, are valuable and interesting.

The public are respectfully invited to visit the subscribers’ Rooms. A Short Distance below the Bangor House, and examine their productions.

Portraits painted by the ordinary method of sitting, if preferred.  J. P. Hardy & Son, Bangor.

Advertisement ran from March 31, 1857 to July 26, 1859.

1857 April 7.  Christian Mirror.  (Portland, Maine.)  April 7, 1857, Vol. XXXV, No. 36, Whole No. 1804, P. 2.

Dr. Cummings.—The friends of the late Dr. Cummings may see an excellent likeness of him in Mr. Todd’s window, Middle St.  It was painted by Mr. J. P. Hardy of Bangor, to whose work we called the attention of our readers last week, and to whose advertisement in our columns we would again refer.  This portrait is prepared from an enlarged photograph, which was obtained from a daguerreotype of Mr. G. M. Howe, artist of this city.  The picture must therefore have the accuracy of a sun-light impression, with all the expression of oil colors.  Oil Painting in connection with the camera, seems to us the perfection of the art.

1857 April 13.  Bangor Daily Journal.  (Bangor, Maine.)  April 13, 1857, Vol. 3, No. 195, P. 2.

Dr. Cummings.—The friends of the late Dr. Cummings may see an excellent likeness of him in Mr. Todd’s window, Middle St.  It was painted by Mr. J. P. Hardy of Bangor, to whose work we called the attention of our readers last week, and to whose advertisement in our columns we would again refer.  This portrait is prepared from an enlarged photograph, which was obtained from a daguerreotype of Mr. G. M. Howe, artist of this city.  The picture must therefore have the accuracy of a sun-light impression, with all the expression of oil colors.  Oil Painting in connection with the camera, seems to us the perfection of the art.  Christian Mirror.

1857 May 29.  Bangor Daily Journal.  (Bangor, Maine.)  May 29, 1857, Vol. 3, No. 234, P. 2.

Putting on the Vane.  Young Hamilton ascended the spire of the Hammond street church at 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon in the presence of a large concourse of spectators, and successfully accomplished hi work of replacing the repaired vane, although the wind was blowing quite fresh.

In addition to the $20 he is to receive for the job, an elegant Bible, bound in Turkey antique, is to be presented to him by members of the Hammond street church.  On the inside of the cover is a beautiful photographic front view of the church, taken by Mr. J. P. Hardy…

1857 July 28.  Bangor Daily Journal.  (Bangor, Maine.)  July 28, 1857, Vol. 3, No. 284, P. 2.

Portrait of Father Sawyer.—We noticed yesterday, hanging in Mr. Duren’s bookstore, a most excellent portrait of the venerable Father Sawyer, now in his one hundred and second year of age.  It was painted by our own Hardy…