James Durno (1745–1795) was a historical painter. He studied first under Andrea Casali, and afterwards under West, and painted two pictures for Boydell's Shakespeare Gallery. The early productions of this artist gave promise of great ability, which was not, however, fulfilled. He went to Italy in 1774, and died there in 1795.
This article incorporates text from the article "DURNO, James" in Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers by Michael Bryan, edited by Robert Edmund Graves and Sir Walter Armstrong, an 1886–1889 publication now in the public domain.