the arsenic and mercury then used in taxidermy, Lloyd notes-Charles had given up taxidermy to avoid what he suspected were the ill effects.
Raphaelle took the job to please his fa- ther. But he began drinking, small quanti- ties at first, to ease the pain and other ills caused the toxic chemicals. His paint- ing faltered. His father chastized him for "high living and drink," and even went so far as to publish a pamphlet containing thinly-veiled criticisms of his son.
Raphaelle died,...