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The Late Alfred Greenough. Mr. Alfred Greenough, Whose death from cholera was announced yesterday, was a rela tive of the celebrated sculptor of the same name. Educated at Harvard College, he subsequently began the work of preparing himself for an artistic career by a lengthened course of study as a pupil at the Econ des Beaux Arts at Paris. Mr. Greenough afterwards undertook a sketching tour in France and Italy one of the results of which was to reveal his marvellous capacite faithful reproduction of everything that see to bm worthy of delineation. About that ! . Ware vacated his professorship to Boston Institute of Technology, and Mr Greenough was at once offered a position, but had to decline on the ground of delicate health. Two years ago Mr. Greenough went to Japan, re maining in the far East In the Keen enjoyment of its artistic novelties until the time of his death. The collection of artistic works gathered by the deceased gentleman is said to be both large and valuable. At the time of his death Mr. Greenough was 40 years of age.
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Boston Daily Globe
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Tue, Aug 12, 1884
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