Herbert Draper BRITISH[1863—1920] BY SUMMER SEAS, ca.1910 James Draper, born in London in 1863, was an English Classicist painter whose career began in the Victorian era and extended through the first two decades of the 20th century. He was educated at Bruce Castle School in Tottenham and went on to study art at the Royal Academy. He belonged to the generation of British artists that were influenced by French Impressionism, but Draper devoted himself to the historical and literary themes of Victorian artists such as Edward Burne-Jones. He died September 22, 1920 at his home on Abbey Road." /> Herbert Draper BRITISH[1863—1920] BY SUMMER SEAS, ca.1910 James Draper, born in London in 1863, was an English Classicist painter whose career began in the Victorian era and extended through the first two decades of the 20th century. He was educated at Bruce Castle School in Tottenham and went on to study art at the Royal Academy. He belonged to the generation of British artists that were influenced by French Impressionism, but Draper devoted himself to the historical and literary themes of Victorian artists such as Edward Burne-Jones. He died September 22, 1920 at his home on Abbey Road.">