Frederick James (artist) should not be confused with Frederic James.
| Frederick James | |
| Birth Date: | c. 1845 |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Death Date: | July 17, 1907 |
| Death Place: | Percé, Quebec |
| Nationality: | American |
| Known For: | painter |
Frederick E. James (c. 1845 – 17 July 1907) was an American artist. He was noted for his depictions of 18th-century American life.
James was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He trained first at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and later under the famed French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme. He died in Percé, Quebec, Canada.
Portraits by him of Benjamin Franklin, Stephen Girard, and the Marquis de Lafayette hang in the Masonic Temple in Philadelphia.