æz hɪz fˈæmɪli sˈɛɾəld ɪn ˈæθᵻnz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti, hiː sˈuːn ɛmbˈɑːɹkt ˌɔn ɐ stˈʌdi æt ðɪ ˈæθᵻnz skˈuːl ʌv fˈaɪn ˈɑːɹts.
As his family settled in Athens in 1850, he soon embarked on a study at the Athens School of Fine Arts.