About James Francis Danby
Lived 1816 – 1875 (aged 58–59). James Francis Danby was a British painter.
James Francis Danby (1816-1875) was an English landscape painter who excelled in depicting sunrise and sunset.
Biography Danby was born at Bristol in 1816, the son of Francis Danby, A.R.A.
His works appeared at the Royal Academy, and at the Society of British Artists, of which he was a member of the latter. Amongst his best works are: Loch Lomond. Dover, from the Canterbury Road. 1849. Dumbarton Rock. 1854. Morning on the Thames. 1860. Wreck on Exmouth Bar. 1861. Carrickfergus Castle. 1867. North Shields: Sunrise. 1869.
He died of apoplexy in London in 1875 and was buried on the eastern side of Highgate Cemetery. The inscription on the headstone above his plot (no.20952) has completely worn away.
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British artist (1816-1875)
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James Francis Danby was born in 1816 in Bristol.
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James Francis Danby died on 22 October 1875 in London.
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James Francis Danby was a painter.
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