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On 3rd February 1862 James Jebusa Shannon was born at Auburn, New York. Around the aged of six he moved with his family to Canada. Aged around sixteen he moved to England to study at South Kensington.
July 1880. James Jebusa Shannon (age 18). Portrait of Horatia Stopford (age 45). Located in the Queen's Sitting Room, Osborne House, Isle of Wight. The painting was commissioned by Queen Victoria (age 61).
Horatia Stopford: In 1835 she was born to Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Stopford. In 1857 she was appointed Maid of Honour to Queen Victoria In 1877 she was appointed Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria On 6th February 1920 Horatia Stopford died.
1889. James Jebusa Shannon (age 26). Portrait of Violet Lindsay Duchess Rutland (age 32).
1895. James Jebusa Shannon (age 32). Portrait of Henry John Brinsley Manners 8th Duke Rutland (age 42).
1905. James Jebusa Shannon (age 42). Portrait of Eliza Anthony Hoppin Gammell. This work was exhibited alongside a portrait of the sitter's daughter, Virginia Gammell Cross, at an exhibition of portraits by Shannon at Knoedler Gallery in New York in 1906. The reviewer for the New York Times wrote, "The dress in the portrait of Miss Virginia Gammell of Providence is vividly, richly wrought by clear, deft strokes that sometimes make one think of Sargent... So likewise is the dress of Mrs. Robert I. Gammell full of spirit and wisdom in the deft rendering of the stuff" (New York Times, March 6, 1906, p. 5).
Eliza Anthony Hoppin Gammell (1859-1938) of Providence, Rhode Island was married to Mr. Robert Ives Gammell (1852-1915). The sitter's maternal great-grandfather was William Jones of Newport, who was a captain in Colonel Lippitt's Rhode Island regiment until it was disbanded in 1777. He served as a marine on the Providence until she was captured at Charleston. The Gammells, a prominent banking family in Providence, also spent much of their time in Newport.
Around 1905. James Jebusa Shannon (age 42). Portrait of Marguerite Helen Neville Baroness Hastings (age 18).
Marguerite Helen Neville Baroness Hastings: In 1887 she was born to Henry Neville 3rd Marquess Abergavenny and Maud Augusta Beckett Dickinson. On 11th February 1907 Albert Edward Astley 21st Baron Hastings and she were married. She by marriage Baroness Hastings. She the daughter of Henry Neville 3rd Marquess Abergavenny and Maud Augusta Beckett Dickinson. They were fourth cousin once removed. In 1975 Marguerite Helen Neville Baroness Hastings died.
Around 1914. James Jebusa Shannon (age 51). Portrait of Winifred Contance Hester Paget (age 32).
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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1918. James Jebusa Shannon (age 55). Portrait of Violet Lindsay Duchess Rutland (age 61).
Around 1918. James Jebusa Shannon (age 55). Portrait of Mary Alice Gascoyne-Cecil Duchess Devonshire (age 22) when Marchioness of Hartington.
1919. James Jebusa Shannon (age 56). Portrait of Diana Olivia Winifred Maud Manners Viscountess Norwich (age 27).
Around 1919. James Jebusa Shannon (age 56). Self-portrait.
Before 6th March 1923. James Jebusa Shannon (age 61). Portrait of Victoria Marjorie Harriet Manners Marchioness Anglesey (age 39).
Before 6th March 1923. James Jebusa Shannon (age 61). Portrait of Victoria Marjorie Harriet Manners Marchioness Anglesey (age 39).
Before 6th March 1923. James Jebusa Shannon (age 61). Portrait of Diana Olivia Winifred Maud Manners Viscountess Norwich (age 31).
On 6th March 1923 James Jebusa Shannon (age 61) died.