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James I of England by Mytens
A 1621 portrait of James I of England (r. 1603-1625) by Daniel Mytens. The king is wearing the insignia of the Order of the Garter.
National Portrait Gallery, London.
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Statue of James I
Statue of James I of England (r. 1603-1624), designed by John Clark, 1620.
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, England.
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The Marquis de Lafayette with James Armistead Lafayette
A portrait of Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette (center) at the Siege of Yorktown; on the right is depicted James Armistead, an enslaved African American spy who gathered intelligence on the British army to deliver to the marquis. After...
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James Watson
Portrait of James Dewey Watson, 1969.
Photographed here is American molecular biologist and co-discoverer of DNA's structure James Watson (1928-2025).
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Archives.
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James II of England as Commander of the Army
A c. 1685 portrait of James II of England (r. 1685-1688) wearing his uniform as commander of the army. James reigned briefly as the king of England, Scotland, and Ireland until he was deposed by the Glorious Revolution of November 1688...
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James B. McPherson
Portrait of James Birdseye McPherson, photograph by Barr & Young, c. 1862. Depicted here is Major General James B. McPherson (1828-1864), a career officer in the United States Army who rose to lead the Army of the Tennessee. He was felled...
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Sandbar Fight - The Duel That Made Jim Bowie Famous
The Sandbar Fight of 19 September 1827 made James 'Jim' Bowie famous, as well as the Bowie knife – less than 10 years before the Alamo (where he fell alongside the heroes William Barret Travis and David Crockett) – but it was essentially...
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James Watt Working on the Steam Engine
An 1869 etching showing the Scottish instrument worker James Watt (1736-1819) developing a new design of steam engine in the 1760s and 1770s during the Industrial Revolution.
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James Madison
James Madison, fourth President of the United States, portrait by John Vanderlyn, 1816.
White House Historical Association (White House Collection), Washington, D.C.
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James Armistead Lafayette
James Armistead Lafayette, a Black Patriot who served as a spy for the Continental Army during the Siege of Yorktown. Engraved portrait by an unknown artist, based on an original painting by John B. Martin, c. 1824. Virginia Historical Society...
