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Identifier: americanartamer01mont (find matches)
Title: American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Montgomery, Walter
Subjects: Art Artists Art
Publisher: Boston, E.W. Walker & co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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hen lived, for saving persons from drowning. His taste for art manifested itself in early years, to the gratification of his father, who not only loved art, but himself painted in resting hours. At the age of sixteen, William carved several figures in gypsum, one of which,still in the possession of the family,is peculiarly interesting, because of its composition and execution. Be-fore he was twenty he had painted a number of pictures of Biblical and historical subjects,and had also illustrated several poems of his own composition. In1840 he married Miss Mary H. C.Peabody, a New Bedford Quakeress, and soon after removed to Randolph, Mass., where he painted some portraits. In 1846 he went to North Bridgewater, and began the study of medicine with Dr.A. W. Kingman. From there he re-moved to South Boston, and while he lived here he painted in a studio in Summer Street to gain the means of support for his family, and to buy books for the study of his chosen profession. Dr. W. T.Parker, of South Boston, introduced
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The Falling Gladiator. By Dr. William Rimmer. Drawn by Th. Fleming. — From a Photograph. him to the dissecting rooms, then on Mason Street,where he began the study of anatomy; but he did not finish his studies or enter upon the practice of medicine until he had again moved to Randolph. He remained in the profession sixteen years, during which time he was eminently successful,gaining the gratitude of his patients for his sympathy and unlimited care,and their admiration for his knowledge as a surgeon. Dr. Rimmer understood music thoroughly, was a good pianist, and played several other instruments.While he lived in Randolph he was invited by Father Rodden to con-duct the music and play the organ in the Catholic Church. For the same church he also painted an altar-piece and several smaller pictures. Many years later he saw a picture-cleaner at work on this altar-piece, and to his question what it was, and where it came from, received the reply that it was an old master which had been stored away for a

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