James H. Lane

Lane, William Henry (1825?–52), dancer. An African American, probably born in New York, he first attracted attention in the early 1840s with his superb jigs and other dances at a hall in the notorious Five Points district where he performed as Juba or Master Juba. He was considered for a time the major rival to Master John Diamond, the young white dancer, and is said to have bested him in several challenge dances. Lane performed in 1846 with White's Serenaders, a minstrel band, but in 1848 left for England, where he died.

Lane, James Henry (1833-1907) Confederate army officer, born in Mathews Court House, North Carolina. He led a brigade at the battles of Fredericksburg (1862) and Chancellorsville (1863), and in the Wilderness to Petersburg Campaign (1864). He also took part in the siege of Richmond (1864) and was present with Robert E. Lee's army at its surrender at Appomattox (1865). Early in the war he had led his North Carolina regiment at the battle of Malvern Hill and in the Seven Days' battles (both 1862). After participating in the capture of Harpers Ferry and the battles of Second Bull Run and Antietam (all 1862), his regiment formed the rear guard of the retreating Confederate Army.

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(b Berkeley, Glos, 16 Feb 1800; d Kensington, London, 21 Nov 1872). English printmaker and sculptor. He was born at Berkeley Castle, into an artistic and educated family. His mother was a niece of Thomas Gainsborough and his father a prebendary of Hereford Cathedral. At 16 he was apprenticed to the engraver Charles Heath and on completing his training embarked almost immediately on a successful career. His preferred medium was lithography, which proved to be ideally suited to the sensitive reproduction of sketches (1823) after Gainsborough that established his reputation. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1824 and was elected an Associate Engraver three years later. In 1829 he drew Princess Victoria, then aged ten. (His own engraving of this drawing is in London, V&A.) Royal patronage began in earnest in 1837 when the Queen sat to him for three portraits and appointed him Royal Lithographer. In this role he copied many works after Franz Xavier Winterhalter, Victoria's preferred portrait painter. In 1864 he was appointed Superintendent of the etching class at the South Kensington Museum in London. A rare etching, Displaying by Diagram the Effects of Various Strengths of Acid (1865), suggests that he took his duties seriously. His influence was instrumental in obtaining full Academic status for engravers in 1865. Lane was also an accomplished modeller of statuettes, one of which is a figure of his brother, the Arabic scholar Edward William Lane (1801-76), in Egyptian dress (London, N.P.G.).

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James Lane may refer to:

• James H. Lane (politician) (1814–1866), Kansas senator and U.S. Army general
• James H. Lane (general) (1833–1907), Confederate general

See also

• Jim Lane (disambiguation)

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