Sketch of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1844

Contributed by NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site

Description

Copy print of small sketch of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Seth Wells Cheney, 1844.

Cheney originally drew the sketch for Graham's Magazine, but the publication instead used a Longfellow portrait by Franquinet.

This image appeared as the frontispiece of Vol. VII of the Craigie Edition of the eleven-volume workThe Complete Writings of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, published by Houghton, Mifflin and Co. in 1879.

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About This Item

  • Title: Sketch of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1844
  • Creator: Seth Wells Cheney
  • Creation Date: 1844
  • Subject Date: 1843
  • Location: MA
  • Media: Chalk on paper
  • Dimensions: 39.3 cm x 31.7 cm
  • Local Code: LONG 2893, Neg 7.01.038
  • Object Type: Image

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