Born in Lowell, MA, first trained in St Petersburg, later left the US in 1855 for Paris, where he trained under Charles Gleyre. Worked in his London studio 1859-92, influenced by French chinoiserie and ‘Anglo-Japanese’ style. Never returned to the US, and died in London in 1903.
Freer
Born in Springfield, PA, he left the US for Rome in 1760, settled in London in 1763, and never returned to America. Appointed royal historical painter to King George III, and buried in St Paul’s Cathedral.
