James Webb

Honfleur – The Artists – Webb, James

This page forms part of a series of pages dedicated to the many artists who worked in Honfleur. A full list of all the artists with a link to their works can be found at the bottom of this page.

James Webb
James Webb

James Webb was a British painter specialising in marine views and landscapes. He lived all his life in Chelsea, London.

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.

Click here to read his bio on Wikipedia.

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1871 - James Webb - Honfleur
1871 – James Webb – Honfleur
1875 - James Webb - Off Honfleur
1875 – James Webb – Off Honfleur
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???? – James Webb – Honfleur

James Webb painted only in a few places in France (apart from Paris). Here is a list of them (a link “” to his works for that location will appear when published)

Honfleur was (and is) a very picturesque town, so it saw many artists capturing the beauty of this very scenic town. The reason it has so many tourists is obvious…. it’s very pretty. Here are some of the artists that have come to apply their art in the town (a link, symbolized by a ““, to the artist’s works will appear when published. A “*” indicates that the artist did not work directly in Honfleur but instead worked outside of Honfleur in a nearby town).

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