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His boyhood was spent in Rome, Italy, where he met many noted artists, who visited his father's studio. He was educated at Eton college and at Oxford university, studied art under Duveneck, Boulanger and Lefebvre in Paris, where he opened an atelier. In 1896 built a beautiful home on the site of his old studio on the Place des États Unis. He received the 3d class medal and honorable mention from the Paris salon, 1889; gold medal, Berlin, 1891, and silver medal at the Paris exposition in 1900. He was elected a member of the Society of American Artists. His portrait of Emma Eames was exhibited at the Chicago exposition in 1893, and among his other portraits is that of the Prince of Wales, painted for William Waldorf Astor, and its replica, painted for the Prince.²

He graduated from Harvard, A.B., 1838, A.M., 1841; studied law under his father, and was admitted to the bar. He prepared "Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Circuit Court of the United States for the First Circuit" (3 vols. 1842-47); "Treatise on the Law of Contracts not under Seal" (1844), and "Treatise on the Law of Sales of Personal Property" (1847). In 1848 he went to Italy, where he studied sculpture, becoming well known for his portrait busts and statues. He was a U.S. commissioner on fine arts to the exposition at Paris in 1879, and held a professorship in the Academy of St. Cecilia, Rome; was a fellow of the American Academy; corresponding member of the Massachusetts Historical society; chevalier of the order of Francis L, and an officer of the Legion of Honor. The honorary degree of LL.B. was conferred on him by Harvard in 1840, and that of DCL. by Oxford university in 1887. Among his most noted portrait works are: statue of Joseph Story in Mount Auburn cemetery, statue of Edward Everett in the Boston public garden, busts of James Russell Lowell, Josiah Quincy and Edward Everett; the bronze statue of George Peabody, erected in London in 1869, and the statue of Francis Scott Key, in Golden Gate park, San Francisco, Cal. His other works include: Sappho (1862); Saul (1863); Cleopatra (1864); Delilah (1866); Helen (1869); Judith (1872); Semiramis (1872); Sardanapalus (1878); and Thetis and Achilles (1887-88). He is the author of: Life and Letters of Joseph Story (2 vols., 1851); Poems (1856); The American Question (1862); Roba di Roma (1862); Proportions of the Human Figure, According to a New Canon for Practical Use (1866); Graffiti d'Italia (1869); The Roman Lawyer in Jerusalem (1870); Tragedy of Nero (1875); Castle St. Angelo (1877); He and She, or a Poet's Portfolio (1883); Fiammetta (1885); Poems (2 vols., 1886); Conversations in a Studio (1890); Excursions on Art and Letters (1891); A Poet's Portfolio: Later Reading (1894). See "Life of William Wetmore Story," by Henry James (London, 1903).³

Former, Bismarck Girl Married.
The Minneapolis Times says: "Mary Adelyn Stoyell and George M. Sewall were quietly married at their future home in the Rappahannock flats on Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Charles Bayard Mitchell in the presence of only a few intimate friends and relatives. The bride looked very pretty in a beautiful tailor-made gown. A simple ring service was read, after which light luncheon was served in the dining room. The rooms were tastily decorated with smilax and American Beauty roses. Both bride and groom are well known here and have a large circle of friends. Mrs. Sewall is a post graduate of the Manning college of this city, and has achieved considerable fame as a reader, not only here but also in the east, where she has pursued her studies. Mr. Sewall is claim agent for the London Guaranty and Accident company here, and is also prominently known as a singer, being basso in the Church of the Redeemer quartet, and also a member and manager of the Metropolitan male quartet. They will be at home at 603 Ninth street S. after March 1."³