Contributed by NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
Description
This is probably a copy Franquinet made in 1840 of his 1839 original portrait of Longfellow at age 32.
Longfellow found the 1839 portrait "exceedingly like" and recommended the artist to his friends.
Samuel Ward gave Longfellow a portrait of himself, also done by Franquinet.
Wilhelm Hendrik Franquinet (1785-1854), a 55-year-old Belgian portrait painter and lithographer, had emigrated to the U.S. in 1836. He and Longfellow remained friends for many years.
About This Item
- Title: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Franquinet, 1839
- Creator: Wilhelm Hendrik Franquinet
- Creation Date: circa 1840
- Subject Date: circa 1839
- Location: Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA
- Media: Black crayon, white chalk, graphite on tan paper
- Dimensions: 31.7 cm x 22.7 cm
- Local Code: LONG 4432
- 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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