New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-03
OBITUARY.
MATTHEW SoMERvLLE MORGAN.


Matthew somerville Morgan, the artist, age fftyone
died yesterday morning at o'clock at his home at
LeXingtonave. and sevcnty-hrstst. lie was com
monty known as Matt Morgan which was the ab-
brcviation of his which he himself signed 10 his
pictures lie was born in Lambeth, London. Eng.
HIS father, also named Matthew. an actor and
music teacher, and his mother. Mary somerville,
was an actress and singer Young Matthew studied
scene painting and followed his profession at the
Princesss Theatre lie was also a correspondent for
'The illustrated London News" and travelled in Spain,
France, Russia and In parts Of Africa and Asia.
lie was a linguist of fine attachments, speaking five
languages, and also possessed Of many other &C
compl shments notably talent for acting and mimcry
inherited from his parents. These gifts, together with
his genial disposition, made him extremely popular,
and he was at one time a clmown member Of what
Is known As the Prince Of Waes's set
But tho thing which made him best known In London
was the founding of The Tomahawk.' a comic paper,
In which he first conspcuously displayed his talents
as cartoonst The tone Of his caricaturcs was that
of unspang severity, and the paper. of which he was
Joint owner and editor had a number of libel
suits on hand. Two OF his famous carcaurcs at that
time which created a widespread sensation were \
study in Brown which represents the scotch servant
Of the Queen standing beside England's empty throne,
and The Road to RUM picture which represents
Lord Hastings being driven by Satan into the Internal
regions. He was associated with Frank G. Burnand.
william :. Gilbert and Others In the establishment Of
The London Fun \ volume OF his cartoons was
published IN London in 1874 under the title Of "Ameri
War Cartoons
In l-10 he came to the United states under an en-
csgemont with Frank Leslie, and soon became known
all over the country a maker OF political caricaturcs
While In Ncwlork he also worked at scene painting,
and had stado In Nineteenth st.. between Fifth and
sixth ayes, whore he turned out work for number
Of leading theatres He painted cyclorama represent
.ng the siege Of Paris, which for several
years successfully exhibited In a building called the
coliseum. which stood m the grounds now occupied
by the Park Theatre. In 1850 he went TO Cincinnati
under engagement to the strpbrdge Lithoeraphc
Company and stayed there until Lass. Ills work in
higher standard In 1883 he founded In that
city thc Matt Morgan Art Pottery Company
and the Cincinnati Art students League. Among his
other well known works which attracted public attcn-
ton were dlorama Of Jerusalem. which was de-
strOycd hy fire ~ Columbus. ONO, another dorana
81 Pompch, painted abOut year ago, and picture
Of Christ entering Jerusalem, taken from tho scene -
depicted IN Ben Hur.'
At The time II his DEATH Mr.. Morgan engaged
in work upon various illustrated periodical, and paper,
and a.-O work upon scenery and decorations
for IN" now Madison square Gardcn. While engaged
In work AZ M" Garden month ago he caught cold. and
and rheumatism. Ne va, attended by Doctors Jane
WAY. MprreN. bradshaw and o'Dlcr His death was
cau4ci iy pcricar1iti, complicated with pl"urlss
li- married carly I'm c and uad ulnc culldrrl,
hi h, fr- f. No eldest ~ lom j, manager ot the
new. ipcr -clirg bu.ine>, of william II. smith. the
Tory leader. Just before his departure for this
country Dee married again, and had seven children,
four boy, and three girls. hy hi> -econt WIFE all 81
whom survive him. The arrangements Tor tie funeral
have DO, boon perfected. bat Il Will take place on
Wednesday. and the burial Will be at Woodlawn