James Holmes
(1777-1860), Miniature painterArtist associated with 23 portraits
Holmes was apprenticed to the engraver R.M. Meadows; he entered the Royal Academy schools in 1796. After his studies, Holmes turned his attention away from engraving and focused on painting portraits in watercolour. He spent some time in Worcester, painting portraits and teaching drawing, and he returned to London as a popular painting instructor. Holmes's miniatures gained in popularity to the point where he was able to give up teaching. He became a member of the Associated Artists in Water Colours and exhibited twenty-two works with them between 1808 and 1812. In 1824, he was a founder member of the Society of British Artists, of which he was president in 1829, and exhibited with them for nearly thirty years.
Charlotte Duncombe (née Legge), Lady Feversham
by Richard James Lane, after James Holmes
lithograph, 1849
NPG D21718
Charlotte Duncombe (née Legge), Lady Feversham
by Richard James Lane, after James Holmes
lithograph, 1849
NPG D22215
Sarah Sophia Child-Villiers (née Fane), Countess of Jersey
published by James Ryman, after James Holmes
lithograph, published 1 March 1854 (1834)
NPG D36512
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