James Fulton Pringle

Place: Sydenham

Born: 1788

Death: 1847

Biography:

James Fulton Pringle, also known as James Pringle, was born in Sydenham, England in 1788 and died in 1847. He was a leading painter who documented the clipper-ship era and painted marine scenes for the British Admiralty before coming to the United States. He gained a strong reputation in the U.S. as a marine painter, specializing in commercial ships. He is known for his painting 'The Wreck of the Mexico'.