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Frederick E. James (1845 – 17 July 1907) was an American artist. He was noted for his depictions of 18th-century American life.
James was born in
"A Colonial Wedding"
1883. *
"Mischianza"
1881. *"The Introduction" {{DEFAULTSORT:James, Frederick 19th-century American painters 19th-century American male artists American male painters 20th-century American painters Artists from Philadelphia 1845 births 1907 deaths 20th-century American male artists
Frederick E. James (1845 – 17 July 1907) was an American artist. He was noted for his depictions of 18th-century American life.
James was born in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
, Pennsylvania
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. He trained first at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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. He died in Percé, Quebec
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, Canada.
Portraits by him of Benjamin Franklin
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, Stephen Girard
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, and the Marquis de Lafayette
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hang in the Masonic Temple
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Development and history
In ...
in Philadelphia
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.
Works
"A Colonial Wedding"
1883. *
1881. *"The Introduction" {{DEFAULTSORT:James, Frederick 19th-century American painters 19th-century American male artists American male painters 20th-century American painters Artists from Philadelphia 1845 births 1907 deaths 20th-century American male artists