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engraving under his father until 1867; studied painting under Christian Schuessele, and at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; studied abroad with Leon Bonnat and at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, and on his return to the United States in 1877, settled in New York city. He was elected an associate of the National Academy of Design in 1880; was one of the original members of the Society of American Artists; president of the New York Art club; received a silver medal in Boston in 1881, and honorable mention in Philadelphia in 1887; a bronze medal at the Pan- American exposition, Buffalo, 1901, and a silver medal at the Charleston exposition, 1902. He is represented in several public galleries, includ- ing the Corcoran Art gallery, Washington. He was professor of life classes at the Art Students' league. New York city, and contributed many articles on art to periodicals. His paintings in- clude: Tombs of the Saints at Bouzareah (1874); Italian Boy's Head and Italian GirVs Head (1876); Narcissus (1878); Nubian Sheik (1879); A Qniet Moment (1879-80); A Chapter of the Koran (1883); Paquita (1883); Sand Dunes of Manesquan (1892); Tlie Valley (1902). and The Passing Shower (1903).

SARTORI, Lewis Constant, naval officer, was born in Bloomsbury, N.J., June 3, 1812. He entered the U.S. navy as a midshipman in 1829; was promoted passed midshipman in 1837; lieu- tenant, Sept. 8, 1841, and served throughout the Mexican war on the bomb-brig Stromboli, 1847- 48. He was attached to the Pacific squadron on the sloop John Ada7ns, 1855-56, when he com- manded an expedition against the Feejee Islanders; was on shore duty at the Philadelphia navy yard, 1857-58; was promoted commander, April 7, 1861, and given command of the steamer Flag of the South Atlantic blockading squadron. He was assigned to command the sloop-of-war Porfs- viouth of the Western Gulf blockading squadron, 1863-65, and the steamer Agaioam of the North Atlantic squadron, 1865-66. He was promoted captain, Sept. 26, 1866; served in the North Pacific squadron, 1868-70; was in charge of the Mare Island navy yard, San Francisco, in 1873; was promoted commodore, Dec. 12, 1873, and was retired, June 3, 1874. He died in New York city. Jan. 12, 1899.

SATTERLEE, Henry Yates, first bishop of Washington and 180th in succession in the Amer- ican episcopate, was born in New York city, Jan. 11, 1843; son of Edward and Jane Anna (Yates) Satterlee; grandson of Edward Rath- bone and Mary (Lansing) Satterlee and of Henry and Katharine (Mynderse) Yates, and a descen- dant of the Rev. William Satterlee, vicar of Ide, Devonshire, England, 1645, and his son, Benedict Satterlee, who settled in New London, Conn., in 1685; also of Lieut. -Col. Benedict Satterlee, an

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oflScer in the coloiiial army, who was killed at the massacre of Wyoming. He was graduated from Columbia college, A.B., 1863, A.M., 1806; from the General Theological seminary in 1866; vras ordained to the diaconate in 1865, and to the priesthood in 1866. He was married, June 30, 1866, to Jane, daugh- ter of Timotliy Grid- ley and Patience (Lawrence) Churchill of New York city. He served as assistant minister of Zion church at Wappin- ger's Falls, N.Y., 1865-75; rector, 1875- 82, and rector of Cal- vary church, New York city, 1882-96. He declined the elec- tion as bishop coad- jutor of Oliio in 1887, and as bishop of Mich- igan in 1889, and was consecrated bishop of Washington, March 25, 1896, by Bishops Coxe, Huntington, Dudley, Scarborough, Penick, Wliitehead, Potter, Rulison, Pai-et, Leonard, Nelson and Chesliire. The honorary degree of D.D. was conferred on him by Union college in 1883, and by Princeton university in 1896; and that of LL.D. by Columbia college in 1897. He is the author of: Christ and His Church. (1878); Life Lessons from the Prayer Book (1890); A Creedless Gospel and the Gospel Creed (1894); New Testament Churchmanship (1899); The Call- ing of the Christian and Christ's Sacrament of Fellowship (1902).

SATTERLEE, Walter, artist, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Jan. 18, 1844; son of George Crary and Mary Le Roy (Livingston) Satterlee, and a descendant of Lieut. Col. Benedict Satterlee. He was graduated from Columbia, A.B., 1863, A.M., 1866; studied at the National Academy of Design, and under Edwin White and Leon Bonnat. He was elected an Associate of the National Academy in 1879; a member of the American Water Color society, and the New York Etching club, and in 1886 he won the Clarke prize at the Academj'. He became well known as a book illustrator and as a teacher. Among his oil paintings are: Con- templation (1878); Extremes Meet (1881); The Convent Composer (1881); Autumn (1886); Good Bye, Summer (1886); The Cronies (1886); For- tune by Tea Leaves (1886): Lagging Hours, The First Patient, The Votive Offering: and his water colors include;So/«faiVe (1878): Old Ballads (1878); Two Sides of a Convent Wall (1884); The Fortune Teller (1S87); The Net Mender (1887). and The Lightened Load (1887.)