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.

Not to be confused with Frederic James.

Frederick James
Born	1845 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died	July 17, 1907 Percé, Quebec
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"