James Stephanoff
Detailed historical watercolour scenes
James Stephanoff was an accomplished British watercolour painter working primarily during the Regency Period in Britain. Stephanoff’s works have a focus on depicting scenes of contemporary and historical events although he also painted smaller portraits and interior scenes. He was praised for his attention to detail in historical costuming and the skill he possessed in composition, often grouping large numbers of people together in a scene. This earned him the appointment of Historical Painter in Watercolours to King William IV in 1831. For the King and other distinguished patrons, Stephanoff would produce works depicting events such as the Coronation of King George IV and the Trial of Queen Caroline.
Artworks by this artist
- Falstaff at Herne’s Oak, from ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor,’ Act V, Scene v 1832
- The Supreme Court of Judicature on the Island of Ceylon
- A winter’s tale, act IV, scene III 1853
- King Henry IV, pt. 2, V, 5, denouncement of Falstaff by the King
- Fete Champetre
- Lalla Rookh 1826
- King John, V, 7, King John on his way to the church
- King Lear, act III, scene II, a heath, a storm, with thunder and lightning, enter Lear and Fool 1853
- An armourer’s shop 1841
- King Henry VIII, IV, 1, the coronation procession of Anne Boleyn
- Henry VIII, act II, sc. 3 1824
- King Henry VI, pt. II, I, 1, marriage of King Henry and Queen Margaret
- As you like it [Jaques meditating on the wounded stag, act II, sc. 1]