James Wells Champney

American · 1843–1903 · Painter, Printmaker

James Wells Champney was an American genre artist and illustrator noted for his portraits, oriental scenes and American landscapes. (Wikipedia)

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James Wells Champney was an American genre artist and illustrator noted for his portraits, oriental scenes and American landscapes.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1843, BostonDied 1903, New York CityOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, PhotographerWikidata Q1564310 ↗ULAN 500002288 ↗Museum works 16

Also known as Champ, Champney, J. Wells Champney, James Wills Champney

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

James Wells Champney, River Scene in England — **River Scene in England**Watercolor and gouache on off-white wove paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1966 — Open Ac…

James Wells Champney, Moat at Fort Marion, Florida — **Moat at Fort Marion, Florida**c. 1874 · graphite with gray wash on wove tan paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Davis Hatch Collection — Open Acces…

James Wells Champney, Fort Marion, Florida — **Fort Marion, Florida**c. 1874 · graphite with gray wash on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Davis Hatch Collection — Open Acces…

James Wells Champney, A Study — **A Study**1901 · photogravure in red on chine collé mounted on white paper and on gray wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Anonymous Gift — Open Access (CC0)

James Wells Champney, Customs Shed — **Customs Shed**1875-1876 · pen and black ink with wash on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 19…

James Wells Champney, Camp — **Camp**1862 · graphite on paperboard
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 19…

James Wells Champney, Mr. Way and Mr. Booth — **Mr. Way and Mr. Booth**1862 · pen and black ink over graphite on paperboard
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 19…

James Wells Champney, Minimic — **Minimic**1878
National Portrait Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Portrait Gallery

James Wells Champney, A Study, No. 16 from the portfolio "American Pictorial Photography, Series II” (1901) — **A Study, No. 16 from the portfolio "American Pictorial Photography, Series II” (1901)**c. 1899 · Photogravure
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Daniel, Richard, and Jonathan Logan — publi…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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