Frederick James (artist)
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Frederick James | |
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Born | c. 1845 |
Died | July 17, 1907 |
Nationality | American |
Known for | painter |
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Frederick E. James (c. 1845 – 17 July 1907) was an American artist. He was noted for his depictions of 18th-century American life.
James was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He trained first at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and later under the famed French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme. He died in Percé, Quebec, Canada.
Portraits by him of Benjamin Franklin, Stephen Girard, and the Marquis de Lafayette hang in the Masonic Temple in Philadelphia.
Works
[edit]- "A Colonial Wedding", 1883.
- "Canadian Kitchen" Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
- "Mischianza" Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, 1881.
- "The Introduction"