| Julian Russell Story | |
| Birth Date: | September 8, 1857 |
| Birth Place: | Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England |
| Death Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality: | American |
| Spouse: | |
| Education: | Eton College Brasenose College, Oxford |
| Field: | Painting |
Julian Russell Story (September 8, 1857 – February 24, 1919) was an American painter.[1]
Story was born on September 8, 1857, in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, to American parents. He was the youngest child of sculptor William Wetmore Story and Emelyn (née Eldredge) Story. Among his siblings was brother Thomas Waldo Story, also a well known sculptor, and sister, Edith Marion (née Story), Marchesa Peruzzi di Medici, the wife of Marquess Simone Peruzzi di Medici. During his stays in Rome, he became close with the Italian painter Antonio Mancini, who painted him twice. Today, one of those portraits is in the Lukas Charles Collection[2]
He was educated at Eton and Brasenose College, Oxford University, England.[3]
In 1891, Story was married to the renowned American soprano Emma Eames, the daughter of an international lawyer. Eames was born in Shanghai, China, and raised in Portland and Bath, Maine. They divorced in 1907 and Emma later married Emilio de Gogorza.
In 1909, he married Elaine Sartori Bohlen, the daughter of Victor Alexander Sartori and Annie Lawrence Gordon. Together, they were the parents of:
He died in Philadelphia at age 61.[7] He was buried at Chelten Hills Cemetery in Philadelphia.[8]
| The Black Prince at the Battle of Crecy | 1888 | Approximately 31 | 135 1/2x 205 3/4 in. | Telfair Museum of Art | ||
| Louisa Dowager Viscountess Wolseley | 1884 | Approximately 27 | Unknown | Victoria and Albert Museum - London (United Kingdom) | ||
| Portrait of Count Louis Vorow Zborowski with His Dog | 1898 | Unknown | Unknown | Private collection | ||
| Portrait of Mrs. Frederick Sharon | 1901 | Approximately 44 | Height: 80.01 cm (31.5 in.) Width: 61.28 cm (24.13 in.) | Private collection | ||
| Sculptor Alphonse-Amédée Cordonnier | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Palais des Beaux Arts de Lille (France) | ||
| Portrait of Ernest W. Longfellow | 1892 | Unknown | 55.88 x 45.72 cm (22 x 18 in.) | Museum of Fine Arts Boston |