James’s work is defined by its 18th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Mary (Polly) Lawton Bringhurst
James Peale (American, 1749–1831)

Olivia Simes Morris
James Peale (American, 1749–1831)

Still Life—Strawberries, Nuts, &c.
Raphaelle Peale (American, 1774–1825)

Abigail Inskeep Bradford
Rembrandt Peale (American, 1778–1860)

Mrs. John Nicholson (Hannah Duncan) and John Nicholson, Jr.
Charles Willson Peale (American, 1741–1827)

Samuel Fisher Bradford
Rembrandt Peale (American, 1778–1860)

John Nicholson
Charles Willson Peale (American, 1741–1827)

Portrait of a Woman
Anna Claypoole Peale (American, 1791–1878)

Residence of Lord Byron
Rembrandt Peale American, 1778-1860

Jefferson's Rock
Rembrandt Peale American, 1778–1860

Washington
Rembrandt Peale (American, 1778–1860) printed by Pendleton's Lithography (American, active 19th century)

Lord Byron
Rembrandt Peale American, 1778–1860

Saint James the Greater
Master F.P. (Italian, c. 1530-1550) or after Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, called Il Parmigianino (Italian, 1503-1540)

Untitled
James McGarrell American, born 1930

Nocturne: Blue and Gold—Southampton Water
James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903)

James William Wallack
Charles Robert Leslie American, born England, 1794–1859

At Mouquin's
William Glackens (American, 1870–1938)

Windmill, Veere
James McBey American, born Scotland, 1883-1959

James Vibert, Sculptor
Ferdinand Hodler Swiss, 1853-1918