Background
Freeman, James Edwards was born in 1808 in Indian Island, New Brunswick, Canada. Son of Joshua and Eliza (Morgan) Freeman.
Freeman, James Edwards was born in 1808 in Indian Island, New Brunswick, Canada. Son of Joshua and Eliza (Morgan) Freeman.
Attended National Academy of Design.
Elected to National Academy of Design, 1833. Left for Italy, 1836. United States consul, Ancona, Italy, 1840-1849.
Seldom exhibited in the United States. Largely unknown at time of death. Better known pictures include The Beggars, The Savoyard Bay in Italy, An Indian Girl, The Crusader’s Return, Flower Girl, Young Italy, Girl and Dog on the Campagna, The Bad Shoe.
Author: Gatherings from an Artist’s Portfolio, 1877. Gatherings from an Artist’s Portfolio in Rome, 1883.
Married Horatia Augusta Latella, 1845.
