Contributed by NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
Description
Maria Rohl, a popular Danish portrait artist of the day, sketched this portrait of Longfellow at age 28 during the poet's second trip to Europe, made in the company of his wife, Mary Potter, and their friends Clara Crowninshield and Mary Goddard.
Clara and Mary Goddard also had their portraits done by Rohl while they were in Stockholm.
About This Item
- Title: Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ca. 1835
- Creator: Maria Christiana Rohl
- Creation Date: 1835-08-25
- Subject Date: 1835-08-25
- Location: Stockholm, Sweden
- Media: Graphite on paper
- Dimensions: 41 cm x 25 cm
- Local Code: LONG 4153
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882--Travel
- Authors
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882--Portraits
- Drawings
- Poets
People
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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