Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy

Portrait of Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy; Richard James Lane; 1836–50; Lithograph on chine collé; 38.8 x 30.3 cm. The Trustees of the British Museum

Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy (b. 1783; d. 1859) was an Indian businessman and philanthropist from Mumbai. He established the Sir JJ School of Art in 1878.

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