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James Smetham 1821-1889 is in Painters.
On 9th September 1821 James Smetham was born to Reverend James Smetham (age 28) at Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire [Map].
Around 1845. James Smetham (age 23). The artist's father [his father] Reverend James Smetham (age 52).
Reverend James Smetham: In 1793 he was born. In 1847 he died.
In 1847 [his father] Reverend James Smetham (age 54) died.
In 1854 James Smetham (age 32) and Sarah Goble were married. They had six children.
1855. James Smetham (age 33). The artist's wife and Baby John.
1861. James Smetham (age 39). "The Death of Earl Siward".
1869. James Smetham (age 47). "That bedesman, old".
1874. James Smetham (age 52). Portrait of Anna Kull.
Around 1874. James Smetham (age 52). Imogen and the Shepherds, from ‘Cymbeline', Act IV, Scene II.
1886. James Smetham (age 64). "The Mandolin".
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Before 5th February 1889. James Smetham (age 67). "Afternoon Rest".
Before 5th February 1889. James Smetham (age 67). "Pandora".
Before 5th February 1889. James Smetham (age 67). Self-Portrait.
On 5th February 1889 James Smetham (age 67) died. He was buried at Highgate Cemetery.