James Webb

James Webb (1835–1895) was a British painter specialising in marine views and landscapes. He lived all his life in Chelsea, London. Life He was born in a family of artists. His father Archibald Webb and his brother Byron Webb were also noted painters. He exhibited in London at the Royal Academy and the British Institute between 1850 and 1888, and many of his works still hang in London in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Tate Gallery. Other works are found in a large number of provincial galleries. Webb was a pupil of Clarkson Frederick Stanfield. He is buried on the east side of Highgate Cemetery. Works 1857: The Lock 1859: A Barge in a Norfolk Landscape 1864: Fishing off the coast "Oil painting on canvas by James Webb", Richard Redding Antiques, includes one of the most detailed biographies available online 1865: On a choppy sea 1868: A view of Margate from the Pier (a smaller version of the undated painting owned by Thanet District Council). There are additional figures in the front left group on the pier. Sold by Bonhams 2007, privately owned. 1869: Mewstone 1870: View of Cologne with incomplete dome c.1870: Stricken Vessel off Harbour with Watching Fisherfolk' 1874: River Landscape 1875: Fishing boats and shipping in Rotterdam in an evening calm. Sold to private collector. 1875: Seascape - which is held by Hartlepool Museum Service 1875: Cartagena 1875: Vessels moored at the steps of a Moorish palace 1876: Givet