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A brief visit to America was disappointing in terms of sales, and he returned to Florence. He would continue to paint some Orientalist genre scenes, in addition to many portraits; holding a major exhibit in 1866 at the
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and appears to have become a sort of uncle to his numerous children. In 1850, Powers entrusted him with the task of salvaging a statue of his that had been lost in a shipwreck: a task in which Gould was successful.
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In 1849, he went to Europe and, after a brief stay in Paris, moved to Italy and settled in Florence. There, he met and befriended the sculptor,
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In 1851, Powers encouraged him to travel to Turkey for a possible portrait commission and provided him with the means. The commission involved
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He died of paralysis, while recovering from a stroke. A year after his death, his relatives made a gift of some of his works to the
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and created some of the Orientalist works for which he is best remembered, as well as portraits, including one of the Grand Vizier,
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which was not, however, well-received by the critics. In his later years, a visit from his old friend,
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At an early age, he began studying with the panorama painter,
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National Academy of Design
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