New-York tribune., 1920-03-14
Francis Williamson.
Sculptor of British
Royal Family, Dies
His Statue of Victoria, Who
Knew Him as Student,
Called by King Edward
Best Portrait of Queen

LONDON, March 13.-"The Londor
ZINES" announces the death OF Francis
yohn 1s,n Williamson. the sculptor, in
Esher, suburb Of London.
Francis John Williamson was horn
IN 1888 in Camden Town, in the hear
OF London, and was educated at a pri-
vate school at Hampstead. He was
brought under the attention Of the late
oohn belI, sculptor of the Guards Me.
moflal in Waterloo Place, London. who
lermltted him to work in his studio
ahc a soon after advised him to attend
ene modellng class at Somerset House
at that time the home of the RoyaJ
academy, Of which Bell was the in
sStructor Here williamson met J.
rholey, .ha y. H. A., the leading sculptor of
ne day, who expressed his pleasure
at the young artists work and invited
nm to work in his studio. This he
uld Tor four months, after which time
y, ne was bound as an articled pupil to
foIey for seven years.
One OF his first attempts at creative
work was figure of Hamlet, the incl
uent IN the Prince Of Denmark's career
CHOSEN being the scene where Hamlet
makes Ho1atio swear upon the sword
mat mat ne will not divulge the secret Of
me ghosts appearance. 1t was while
n ne e. was with Foley that Williamson
nrst met Queen Victoria, when She
paid visit to the studio.
, Mr. Williamson rose to be Mr..
foley's assistant, ana the association
continued for twenty-one years. In
io'o ne received his first commission
from the Queen. He was introduced At
Claremont by Princess Louise, and nre-
pared designs for memorial SCULPTURES
10 the Princess Charlotte, to be erected
IN the mausoleum at Claremont. These
were so successful mat the complete
works were placed in Claremont House
instead OF IN the mausoleum After
that scarcely year elapsed without a
royal commission being placed in his
n.ahds, and almost all of the roval
IIfa:mlIy sat for him at various times,
us principal representation of Queen
victoria is that which stands in the
e eeSsadmination \ m hall of the Royal College
OF Physicians, on the Victoria Embarnk
ment IN London, and which was nro-
CLAIMED by the late King Edward 1.-THE
duced." o'ei pio-
Among Mr.. williamson's figures were
:, arthur j. Balfour and bust of Lord
j. t.enn1yson, which appeared in the Royal
academy IN 1894 and which was a COM
mi sion from Queen Victoria shortly
after ate, the poets death. Some Of Mr..
Williamson's statues Of Queen Victoria
are on exhibition in Australia. India
and varlou/ parts Of the British Isles.
MOTHER MARY DOuGHERTY
Mother Mary Desales Dougherty, for
many years mistress of discipline AT
the College of New Rochelle, died ves-
terday at that institution of Bright's
alseasc IN the fifty eighth year Of her
NE, and the thirty-fourth year of her
religious profession.
Mother Mary Desaes was born in
ms city and educated at St. Theresa's
Convent, on Henry Street. Joining the
Jrsulne order, she taught at s.
lheresa's, then at St Joseph's Parochial
school, and then at the Ursuline Acad-
my at Middletown, N. Y. Later she
vas sent to the Ursuline Seminary al
ne" Rochelle, now the Uerici School.
len years ago she transferred to the
College of New Rochelle.
She IS survived by two sisters, one
If whom is Mother Agnes, head of the
music department at the College of
New Rochelle
MRS. ALICE CHAUTARD
Mrs. Alice Chautard, wife of Emile
A4'- " e''l VI A!iOllOH picture QlreCCOr, died
yesterday, after a short illness, at her
lome in this city.
Mrs. Chautard was born in Paris
lfty-two years ago. She was popular
m the Partisan stage several wears
go, having appeared with Sarah Bern
ardt IN various plays. She was twice
narized, her first husband. Paul Ar
halnbaud, the artist, having died in
o96. She is survived by her husband
nd son, George Archainbaud.
MRS. PAULINE B. yOsE
Mrs. Pauline Besin Vose, forty-one.
'ife of the widely known author and
nte lllgence expert, whose home is at
lark Street, Brooklyn, died on Friday
the Skene Sanitarium, in Brooklyn,
'uring the war Mrs. Vose was active
Belgian relief and other work. Her
sband is the editor Of "Dun's Inter
ational Review" and ''The World Mar
ets' and the author of "The Spell of
landers' and Seventy Years of the f.
lercantile Agency"
THE REV. JOHN F. CANNON
The Rev John F. Cannon, former
loderator of the General Assembly of
le Southern Presbyterian Church. is
cad IN St I,Ouis oc tho rac,l+ - g =,