Early Life and Education
Douglas was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to Emily Clarissa King (Barlow) Volk and the sculptor Leonard Wells Volk. He was named after his mother's maternal cousin Stephen A. Douglas.
After studying in the United States, Douglas Volk went to Paris, where he was a pupil of Jean-Léon Gérôme. He exhibited in the Paris Salon of 1875. He also studied in Rome.
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