Contributed by NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
Description
This oil on wood panel portrait of Fanny Appleton Longfellow was one of the last pictures done by the artist in Boston before his departure to France in April 1834. The portrait was given to Henry Longfellow by his father-in-law Nathan Appleton as a New Year’s gift in 1846. It hangs in the Longfellow dining room along with her sister's portrait painted at the same time.
About This Item
- Title: Frances Elizabeth Appleton Longfellow, 1834
- Creator: George Peter Alexander Healy
- Creation Date: 1834
- Subject Date: 1834
- Location: Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA
- Media: Oil on panel
- Dimensions: 70.5 cm x 62.2 cm
- Local Code: LONG 4437
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882--Family
- Paintings
- Longfellow, Fanny Appleton, 1817-1861 --Portraits
People
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For more information about this item, contact:
NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 876-4491
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