Frederick James Artist

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.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1845
Birth place
Pennsylvania , Philadelphia
Nationality
United States
Date of deathJuly 17, 1907
Place of death
Percé Quebec

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