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Title: Henry W. Longfellow, ca. 1830

Contributed by: Bowdoin College Library

Date: circa 1830

Media: Engraving on paper

Title: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Cambridge, ca. 1872

Contributed by: Longfellow National Historic Site

Date: circa 1872

Location: Cambridge

Media: albumen photograph, carte de visite

Title: Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1881

Contributed by: Bowdoin College Museum of Art

Date: 1881

Location: Cambridge

Media: oil on canvas

Picturing Henry

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's popularity in the 19th century is reflected by the number of images of him -- in a variety of media -- that were produced and reproduced, some to go with published works of his, but many to be sold to the public on cards and postcards.

Longfellow: The Man Who Invented America

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a man and a poet of New England conscience. He was influenced by his ancestry and his Portland boyhood home and experience.

Drawing Together: Art of the Longfellows

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is best know as a poet, but he also was accomplished in drawing and music. He shared his love of drawing with most of his siblings. They all shared the frequent activity of drawing and painting with their children. The extended family included many professional as well as amateur artists, and several architects.

Longfellow National Historic Site

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