Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1862
Contributed by Bowdoin College Museum of Art
Item 16469
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Description
Bowdoin College received this portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow created by G. P. A. Healy for Longfellow's publisher, James T. Fields, as a bequest from Mrs. Annie Louise Cary Raymond after her own patient 30-year wait to acquire it. George Healy knew the poet for many years, painting him at least three times and portraying Mrs. Longfellow and her sister as well.
Other Information
- Title: Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1862
- Creator: George Peter Healy
- Creation Date: 1862
- Subject Date: 1862
- Town: Cambridge
- County: Middlesex
- State: MA
- Media: oil on canvas
- Dimensions (cm): 127 x 101.6
- Local Code: 1921.005
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Bowdoin College Museum of Art
9400 College Station, Brunswick, ME 04011
(207) 725-3275
http://academic.bowdoin.edu/artmuseum/
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LC Subject Headings
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882--Portraits
Healy, G. P. A. (George Peter Alexander), 1813-1894
Authors--American
Poets--American
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