James Webb

English Paint

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 died on 9th March 1895 at the City of London Asylum, Dartford and is buried at Brompton Cemetery.

Works 1857: The Lock 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 c.1870: Stricken Vessel off Harbour with Watching Fisherfolk' 1874: River Landscape alt=A painting of a castle on a hill with a city beneath it and a lake with boats in the foreground. Huy, Belgium1875: 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 1876: Givet 1877: Heidelberg 1883: Birkhamstead 1888: Off to the fishing grounds Brighton in the Season (described in one obituary as his 'most important work') Moonlight near Rotterdam, exhibited at St James's Gallery 1884