Claim: In the 1870s, Emily Maria Scott left New York and lived in Paris and other European cities, including in the most populated city in Tuscany.
Evidence: In 1871, she studied at the National Academy of Design, followed by the Art Students' League, in New York. In 1872, she left for Europe and studied in Paris under Raphael Collin. During her two years abroad, she copied in the galleries and continuing her studies in Rome, Florence, and Paris. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,084 inhabitants in 2013, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.