The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-08-30

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Coronation Of King Edward-PIan.
ned to Come to This Country Whom
Stricken.
Edwin Austin Abbey, who died re-
Gently in London, after John Singer
Sargent and the late James Mcneil
Whistler, was one Of the we'll known
members Of a group Of American
painters making England their home.
Mr.. Abbey's career was possibly less
sensational, If by no means less popu.
larry successful, than those Of his two
distinguished fellow countrymen. His
wall panels Of the knights of King
Arthur in the Boston Public library.
particularly the striking Sir Gala
had" are generally familiar. He was
commissioned to paint the coronation
Of King Edward a decade ago, and
before his fatal illness he was arrang-
ing to come to this country and to his
native state to install his last paint
ings in the capitol at Harrisburg. Pa.
The official picture of the coronation
of his majesty King Edward VII. was
exhibited during 1909 and 1904. OF the
decorations for the STATE capitol of
Pennsylvania about half had already
been delivered, the works finished in
Guiding the eight paintings in the ro-
tunda. which were placed in 1903. and
the paintings for the hail of the house.
Mr.. Abbey was in his siytinth year.
having been born al Philadelphia Oh
April l, 1852. He began his artistic
education at the Academy Of Fine Arts
in the Quaker City. and he held hon
orary degrees of master of arts from
Yale and doctor of laws from the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. Abbey vent
to New York in 1871 and was engaged
as an illustrator by the Harpers, going
to England for them in 1878. He mar.
ried Mary Gertrude Mead, daughter
of Frederick Mead of New York, in
1890. In that anne year he exhibited
his first picture to be shown in Lon
don at the Royal Academy, entitled
"a May Day Morning." Other pic
lures of his early English period and
style were 'Fiammetta's Song" "Rich-
olu 1 IN AdOJ f1Aucs A1dAllcls
20 Mistress Nine" who Is Sylvia"
1.-THE Trial of Queen Katharine" and
1.-THE Penance Of Eleanor, Duchess of
Gloucester"
Some Of His Works.
In addition to the Coronation of
King Edward V1I.," for which Abbey
won the commission in 1901, he had
exhibited at the Royal Academy OF
that year his "Crusaders Sighting
jerusalem" His columbus In the
New World' dates from 1906. A rere-
dos for the American church in Paris
Among many lesser works were Alb
bey's quaint illustrations to Herrick's
poems, as we'll as to "She Stops tc
Conquer" and volumes of "Old Songs
and "Quiet Life" the latter in col
Elaboration with Alfred Parsons, al
English artist, and to the Comedies
Of Shakespeare" His English country
home was at Morgan Hall, Fairford
Worcestershire, and his town house IL
London at Chelsea Lodge, lite street
S. W.. near the home of Sargent.
The artist was a member of many
associations both here and abroad
Among these were the National Acad
envy of Design, American Water Colo
society and Society of Mural Painter
Of New York, the Royal Academy o.
London and Royal Bavarian Academy
He was a Chevalier Of the Legion o
Honor of France, an associate of til
Societe Rationale des Beaux Arts, Par
is; honorary associate Of the Academic
des BeauX Arts, fellow Of the Societ,
of An%tiquaries, associate of the Roya
Water Color society, London, AM
Royal Institute Of British Architects
member Of the American Institute o
Architects and the Society Of Artist
of Madrid, Spain. Abbey was a mem
Der of the Century club in New Yorl
and in London of the Athenaeum, Re
form, Arts and Beefsteak clubs, an
InHooidouf ~ tho ArfiofoS NricLof ol,,h