American Academic Painter, 1849-1903, American artist, was born at Boston, Massachusetts, in 1849. He was a pupil of Leon Bonnat and of Jean-Leon Gerome, at Paris. He made many voyages to the East, and was distinguished as a painter of oriental scenes. In 1895 he wrote and illustrated a book of travels, From the Black Sea through Persia and India, and two years later he published Episodes of Mountaineering. He died in November 1903. He was a member of the Legion d'honneur, France, an officer of the Order of St. Michael, Germany, and a member of the Secession, Munich.   Related Paintings of Edwin Lord Weeks :. | The Last Voyage-A Souvenir of the Ganges, Benares. | Great Mogul and his Court Returning from the Great Mosque at Delhi, India | Promenade on an Indian Street | The Vase Seller | The Old Blue-Tiled Mosque, Outside of Delhi, India |
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