Calshott Castle, near Southampton

This painting, "Calshott Castle, near Southampton," is attributed to James Landrum Webb, an American politician and jurist primarily known for his legal and political career in North Carolina. Born in 1854 and dying in 1930, Webb's extensive public service included terms as Mayor of Shelby, a North Carolina State Senator, a postal inspector, and a Superior Court judge. His life was deeply intertwined with the political landscape of his time, culminating in his role as a leading figure in the "Shelby Dynasty" alongside his brother and son-in-law, Governor O. Max Gardner. Given Webb's established biography as a jurist and politician, the attribution of a landscape painting of an English castle to him is highly unusual. The provided source data, including his Wikipedia entry and museum collection records, makes no mention of him as an artist, nor do any of the listed works from the Art Institute of Chicago or the Met Museum collection align with this artistic style or subject matter. It is possible this attribution is an error, or that Webb had an unknown artistic hobby completely separate from his public life.