Contributed by NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
Description
This triple portrait of his daughters was painted for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in June 1859. Alice Longfellow, 8, is at top, Edith Longfellow, 5, is at left "with golden hair," and Annie Allegra Longfellow, 3, is at right in red. The image, associated with Longfellow's poem "The Children's Hour," was widely reproduced for public consumption during the 19th century.
About This Item
- Title: Longfellow's Three Daughters, 1859
- Creator: Thomas Buchanan Read
- Creation Date: 1859
- Subject Date: 1859
- Location: Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA
- Media: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 129.4 cm x 102.2 cm
- Local Code: LONG 4324
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1886--Family
- Children
- Girls
- Paintings
- Longfellow, Anne Allegra--Portraits
- Longfellow, Edith--Portraits
- Longfellow, Alice Mary--Portraits
- Families
People
Other Keywords
- Alice Mary Longfellow
- Anne Allegra Longfellow Thorp
- ART
- Edith Longfellow Dana
- LONG 4324
- Longfellow
- Oil Painting
- Painting
- Poems
- Sisters
- The Children's Hour
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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