In 1813, Chauvin settled in Rome and became a member of the Accademia di San Luca. Chauvin’s views of Italy show the influence of Jean Auguste Dominique
Tecumseh Sherman, Dred Scott, Tennessee Williams, Kate Chopin, Louis Chauvin and Auguste Chouteau. In 1849 a cholera epidemic struck St. Louis and claimed
of Mrs Phyllis Gray. It was painted 1849 by AugusteChauvin (1810–1884). Born in Liege, Belgium, Chauvin taught art at the Academie Royale des Beaux-Arts