Frederick James
For Frederic James, American painter, see Frederic James. For the Australian dried fruit merchant, see Frederick Alexander James.
| Frederick James | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1845 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died |
July 17, 1907 Percé, Quebec |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | painter |
Frederick E. James (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1845 – Percé, Quebec, 17 July 1907) was an American artist. He was noted for his depictions of 18th-century American life.
James trained first at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and later under the famed French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme.
Portraits by him of Benjamin Franklin, Stephen Girard, and the Marquis de Lafayette hang in the Masonic Temple in Philadelphia.
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Works
- "A Colonial Wedding", 1883.
- "An Impromptu Affair in the Days of the Code", 1893.
- "Canadian Kitchen"
- "Mischianza", 1881.
- "The Introduction"