The sun., 1901-06-10
EDWARD MORAN DEAD.
The We'll known Artiss suecsnbs to BrshtS
Disease Had Been III Some Time.

Edward Moran, the marine painter. died
yesterday morning at his apartments. s+
Fifth avenue lie had been seriously I'll for
Ave weeks, and his death was not unex-
pected Bright's disease was the cause He
had been ailing for several months previous
to taking to his bed. but he kept at work and
finished commissioned picture the day
before he gave up
Mr. Moran was born In Bolton. England.
- years ago His parents were cloth
weavers and when he was ~ years old his
family came to this country and settled In
Maryland. There Edward began his factory
life as weaver At that age he was able to
draw clever pictures and us he grew older
his liking for drawing increased.
He was often roundly bsrated for making
sketches on bolts OF cloth. but his work In
this line attracted his employers attention.
and he advised his parents TO have him study
art. This Was impossible at the time and
Edward remained in the factory until he was
% years old.
When he Quit he did so at tho earnest re-
quest Of the late james Hamilton. the marine
artist. who made his home In Philadelphia.
Hamilton saw that the young man had talent
and he gavs him a course in painting. Under
Halnltons tuition tne pupi pro9ress.o 80
rapidly that II was not long after Moran
started In for himself that he and Hamilton
were rivals in the same Inc OF work. While
the two artists were always on speaking
terms, their friendship was not as close as
The first picture Moran ever sold was
landscape In oil. Harrison Earle, Phila-
2nS an3 sSi. I at % once %sttSsstsd ss,-ston 10 ,he
artist, who advanced rapidly In the character
OF his work and found a ready ssle for his
a.HA In A.V..
p t"SIs' New YORK. IL. work was Wen received
hibitor ut the Royal Academy in London
and at the salon in Paris.
vet been exhibited In this city. This is
series OF thirteen historical pictures OF various
sizes. embodyins the marine history OF the
years ago and finished only after the Span
ish-American wsr The first picture OF tho
series Is called The Ocean, 1t isa large
SnvS, sRa psesss n r..
The last picture OF tho series y called The
Return OF the Conquerors IL tyR!fes the
victory in the spanish American War and
returning home These pictures have only
been exhibited as yet in Washington and
Philadelphia
are o'ns1 Tho statue ot Liberty. which he sold
To A Philadelphian for so. 900. The Return of
the Fishers" and The Launching Of the Life
Boat Nlr Moran WIS nara worker ana
his creations were so numerous that he him
self found difficulty in keeping track OF them
His work was about evenly divided between
oil aud water c1lors
His brother Thomas. eight wears younger
than he also studied under James Hamilton.
Thomas afterward accompanied United
States exploring expedition through Yellow
stone Valley, where he made sketches for
his Grand Canon Of the Yellowstone" and
the "Chssm OF Colorado, which we're pur;
chased by Consres. f9r $1,000 each and
was President Of the New York Art Guild
IN 1850 Another brother, Peter, painted
Wolves on the Buffalo Trail" and numerous
other pictures OF the West
Edwards sons. Percy and Leon, who with
their mother survive him. are both we'll
known artists They studied with their
"a har In nnnnn Paris and In thls city