British journalist
James Dafforne (29 April 1804 – 5 June 1880) was a British journalist, known for his art criticism in The Art Journal .
Life
He was for 35 years a contributor to The Art Journal , joining the staff in 1845, and writing for it till his death. He died on 5 June 1880 at the house of his son-in-law, the Rev. C. E. Casher, Upper Tooting .[ 1]
The Art Journal , title-page from 1862
Works
Dafforne's works were mostly compilations from the Journal : Pictures of Daniel Maclise, R.A. ; also the Pictures of William Mulready , of Leslie and Maclise , of Clarkson Stanfield, R.A. , Sir Edwin Landseer , and others. He compiled the Pictorial Table-book . In 1878 he published a book on the Albert Memorial . In 1879 his final book appeared, The Life and Works of Edward Matthew Ward, R.A . He translated Arts of the Middle Ages , by De la Croix.[ 1]
British Artists: Their Style and Character
A long series of illustrated critical essays by Dafforne appeared in The Art Journal under this title.
From 1873 Dafforne continued to write British Artists essays:[ 79]
References
Hazel Morris (1992). Hand, Head and Heart: Samuel Carter Hall and the Art Journal . Michael Russell. ISBN 085955273X .
Notes
^ a b Stephen, Leslie , ed. (1888). "Dafforne, James" . Dictionary of National Biography . Vol. 13. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
^ "The exhibition of art-industry in Paris, 1855" . 1855.
^ "The exhibition of art-industry in Paris, 1855" . 1855.
^ "The exhibition of art-industry in Paris, 1855" . 1855.
^ "The exhibition of art-industry in Paris, 1855" . 1855.
^ "The exhibition of art-industry in Paris, 1855" . 1855.
^ "The exhibition of art-industry in Paris, 1855" . 1855.
^ "The exhibition of art-industry in Paris, 1855" . 1855.
^ "The exhibition of art-industry in Paris, 1855" . 1855.
^ "The exhibition of art-industry in Paris, 1855" . 1855.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1856. pp. 9–11.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1856. pp. 41–4.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1856. pp. 73–5.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1856. pp. 105–7.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1856. pp. 141–4.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1856. pp. 181–3.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1856. pp. 205–8.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1856. pp. 237–40.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1856. pp. 269–72.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1856. pp. 297–9.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1856. pp. 333–6.
^ Art Union (1857). The Art Journal . Virtue and Company. pp. 5–7.
^ Art Union (1857). The Art Journal . Virtue and Company. pp. 57–60.
^ Art Union (1857). The Art Journal . Virtue and Company. pp. 113–5.
^ Art Union (1857). The Art Journal . Virtue and Company. pp. 137–9.
^ Art Union (1857). The Art Journal . Virtue and Company. pp. 181–4.
^ Art Union (1857). The Art Journal . Virtue and Company. pp. 209–11.
^ Art Union (1857). The Art Journal . Virtue and Company. pp. 241–3.
^ Art Union (1857). The Art Journal . Virtue and Company. pp. 273–5.
^ Art Union (1857). The Art Journal . Virtue and Company. pp. 305–7.
^ Art Union (1857). The Art Journal . Virtue and Company. pp. 337–9.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1858. pp. 9–11.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1858. pp. 41–3.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1858. pp. 73–5.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1858. pp. 101–3.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1858. pp. 137–9.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1858. pp. 201–3.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1858. pp. 233–5.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1858. pp. 265–7.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1858. pp. 301–3.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1858. pp. 101–2.
^ The Art Journal . Virtue and Company. 1859. pp. 13–5.
^ The Art Journal . Virtue and Company. 1859. pp. 41–3.
^ The Art Journal . Virtue and Company. 1859. pp. 73–5.
^ The Art Journal . Virtue and Company. 1859. pp. 205–8.
^ The Art Journal . Virtue and Company. 1859. pp. 269–71.
^ The Art Journal . Virtue and Company. 1859. pp. 325–8.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1860. pp. 41–3.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1860. pp. 137–9.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1860. pp. 233–5.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1860. pp. 293–6.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1860. pp. 357–9.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1861. pp. 9–12.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1861. pp. 73–5.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1861. pp. 133–5.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1861. pp. 265–7.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1861. pp. 325–7.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1862. pp. 9–11.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1862. pp. 73–5.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1862. pp. 117–9.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1862. pp. 169–71.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1862. pp. 201–3.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1864. pp. 13–5.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1864. pp. 41–3.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1864. pp. 65–7.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1864. pp. 101–3.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1864. pp. 145–7.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1864. pp. 205–7.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1864. pp. 233–5.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1864. pp. 261–3.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1864. pp. 293–5.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1864. pp. 357–9.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1870. pp. 9–11.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1870. pp. 65–7.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1870. pp. 177–9.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1870. pp. 233–5.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1870. pp. 309–11.
^ The art journal London . Virtue. 1870. p. 361.
^ Morris pp. 193–6.
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Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : "Dafforne, James ". Dictionary of National Biography . London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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