Family
His children also pursued artistic careers: Thomas Waldo Story (1855–1915) became a sculptor, Julian Russell Story (1857–1919) was a successful portrait painter, and Edith Marion (1844–1907), the marchesa Peruzzi de' Medici, became a writer.
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