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Foreign News
August 1, 1846
The North Carolinian
Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
The celebrated artist Haydon died by suicide after years of struggle, embracing his wife before the act and positioning her portrait as his final sight, as reported by the last steamer to New York.
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Suicide of Haydon, the Artist--The last steamer brought the news of the death of this celebrated artist by his own hand. After forty-two years of toil and anxiety, he became satisfied that he had survived the period of hope, and that his fortunes were beyond the power of retrieval! Just before he committed the fatal act, he fervently embraced his wife, as she was about leaving his house to make a morning visit: and when on her return she found him lifeless on the floor of his studio, she saw that her own portrait was so placed on an easel, as to be the last thing upon which his eyes rested ere his spirit departed!--N. Y. Telegraph.
What sub-type of article is it?
Artist Suicide
What keywords are associated?
Haydon Suicide
Artist Death
Studio Portrait
Wife Embrace
What entities or persons were involved?
Haydon
Foreign News Details
Key Persons
Haydon
Outcome
death by suicide
Event Details
After forty-two years of toil and anxiety, Haydon became satisfied that he had survived the period of hope and that his fortunes were beyond retrieval. Just before committing the fatal act, he fervently embraced his wife as she left for a morning visit. Upon her return, she found him lifeless on the floor of his studio, with her portrait placed on an easel as the last thing his eyes rested upon.