Contributed by NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
Description
Ernest Longfellow remarks in his autobiography that Henry Longfellow and his family thought this the best portrait ever done of him. Ernest himself was not very pleased with the results and thought the portrait he painted on a commission after studying with Thomas Couture was better. The painting was placed in Longfellow's study after his death in 1882.
About This Item
- Title: Painting of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1876
- Creator: Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow
- Creation Date: 1876
- Subject Date: 1876
- Location: Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA
- Media: Oil on Canvas
- Dimensions: 64 cm x 51 cm
- Local Code: LONG 4629
- Object Type: Image
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NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
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