John Mulvany was an artist in search of a masterpiece. He’d been preparing for it almost all of his life. Born in Ireland in 1844, he came to New York City in 1856 and received some training in drawing and sketching. He drew for his own pleasure for the most part, even while fighting for the Union during the Civil War. When peace broke out, Mulvany made his way back to Europe for formal art study in Düsseldorf, Munich and Antwerp—even winning an award for his work. In the early 1870s, he
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