Alexander Ignatius Roche: A Life in Art Early Life and Education Born: 1863, Gallowgate, Glasgow, United Kingdom. Roche was the son of Alexander Roche, a milliner. He attended St Mungo's Academy in Bridgeton, Glasgow. Initially pursuing architecture, he transitioned to art, studying at the Glasgow School of Art. From 1881, he furthered his artistic education at l’École des Beaux-Arts in Paris under Gustave Boulanger and Jean-Léon Gérôme. Parisian Influences and the Grez Colony In Paris, Roche befriended fellow Scottish artists including William Kennedy, John Lavery, Thomas Mill…