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Entry Type	Person
Surname	Holmes
Forenames	James
Epithet	miniature painter and engraver
Dates	1777-1860
Gender Identity	Male
History	He was apprenticed as an engraver, R.M.Meadows of London, until the age of 21. On completing his apprenticeship he gave up engraving and became a watercolour painter, specialising in miniatures.
Source	Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online
Authorised Form of Name	Holmes; James (1777-1860); Miniature painter and engraver

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