fame." Paulus also executed an etching of Gilbert in 1910. In 1912, the two artists held a joint exhibition at the gallery Le Salon in London, with Gilbert's bust of Paulus on prominent display. Coinciding with the exhibit, a profile of Paulus and his work in The Studio included a tipped-in facsimile of a hand-written testimonial signed by Gilbert, which reads in part: Francis Petrus Paulus, though an American by birth, may claim to be a veritable citizen of the World, for he can discourse most eloquently through his art, without opening his lips. His work, which is suggestive rather than didactic, is yet so replete with health and vigour, that it never fails to instruct, as well as charm, and it is hoped that ere long his name will be added to the distinguished list of artists England is so proud to welcome from America. Another family friend was the American journalist and newspaper executive (1866–1927), whose portrait Paulus painted in 1911. Etchings inscribed and gifted to "my old friend Edmund Booth" and to his children Esther and Ted by Paulus and his wife Adele indicate the families knew one another in both Michigan and Belgium. Paulus married Adele Frutig, born 1883, who was Swiss and whom he considered "his best critic," in 1903. She died in 1929. On February 2, 1933, Paulus "died of a heart attack shortly after 5 o'clock…in his studio residence, 917 E. Jefferson Ave." in Detroit. His funeral monument in Woodlawn Cemetery was inscribed, "He had a fine discernment for the nature of things." His only surviving near relatives were his sister and his nephew, Eugene J. Paulus, then at the English Department at Loyola Marymount University, later at Assumption University in Ontario. Gallery Etchings Paintings Portraits References Sources Obituaries "Francis Paulus Dies; Painter and Etcher; Former Associate Director of Detroit Art Academy Succumbs to Heart Attack at 71", The New York Times, February 4, 1933, p. 15. "Francis Paulus Dies in Studio; Famed as a Painter and Etcher", Detroit Free Press, February 3, 1933, p. 1. "Francis P. Paulus", The Art News, vol 31, no. 20, February 11, 1933, p. 8. By title (items with no byline) "Alfred Gilbert and Francis Petrus Paulus", The Art Chronicle, vol. 8, June 28, 1912, p. 357. Bruges, ses Peintres: Exposition Internationale de Beaux-Arts, catalogue of an exhibition held July 15-September 15, 1908, Bruges: Imp. Herreboudt, 1908[?];