Frederick James (artist)
Frederick E. James (1845 – 17 July 1907) was an American artist. He was noted for his depictions of 18th-century American life.
Frederick James | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1845 |
| Died | July 17, 1907 |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | painter |
"A Colonial Wedding," 1883.
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
- "A Colonial Wedding", 1883.
- "Canadian Kitchen"
- "Mischianza", 1881.
- "The Introduction"
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