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13th December 1890. DEATH OF AN ARTIST. Joseph Boehm [deceased] Found Dead in His Studio by Princess Louise,
London, Dec. 12. Joseph Boehm, the sculptor, died suddenly in his studio this evening. The artist was engaged on a bust of Princess Louise, and the latter called at the studio in relation to the work. Upon entering the place she found the dead body of the artist reclining in a chair. Shocked at the sight, the princess; fled and gave the alarm,
Mr. Boehm was born in Vienna in 1834. He had resided in England since 1862, and was elected an associate of the Royal Academy of London in 1878. He executed a colossal statue in marble of the queen for Windsor castle in 1869, bronze statues of the prince of Wales and all the royal family, and a colossal statue at Bedford of John Bunyan in 1872, He also executed a colossal equestrian statue of the prince of Wales for Bombay in 1877, a statue of Thomas Carlyle and a marble statue of King Leopold of Belgium for St German chapel at Windsor. The government gave him the order to execute the statue of Lord Beaconsfield for Westminister Abbey.
It is believed that Mr. Boehm's death was caused by heart disease.