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1856
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Born in Florence to American parents.
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1873
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Enrolls in the Accademia delle Belle Arti, Florence.
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1874
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Enrolls in Carolus-Duran's atelier, Paris.
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Passes the concours des places at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts.
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1884
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"Madame X" is shown at the Salon, Paris.
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1888
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First solo exhibition at the St Botolph Club, Boston.
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1890
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Landmark New York exhibition, Society of American Artists spring annual show.
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Receives a mural commission for the new Boston Public Library.
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1903
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First London solo exhibition, Carfax & Co.
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A book of photogravures by Alice Meynell is published in London and New York.
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1916
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art purchases "Madame X or Madame Gautrau" for 1,000 pounds.
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1918
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Becomes an official war artist.
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1924
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A retrospective exhibition at the Grand Central Art Galleries, New York.
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1925
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Dies in his sleep at age sixty-nine, Chelsea, England.
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