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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Artist: Theodore Wust, active c. 1860 - c. 1901
Sitter: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 27 Feb 1807 - 24 Mar 1882

Date: 1871

Type: Painting

Medium: Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions: 8.9cm x 7cm (3 1/2" x 2 3/4"), Accurate

Topic: Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache; Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard; Miniature; Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Male; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Literature\Writer; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Literature\Writer\Poet; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\College; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Translator; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Literature\Writer\Playwright; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Linguist; Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Librarian; Portrait

Credit Line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Gary J. Polinsky in memory of his mother, Lily Esther Rose Conserved with funds from the Smithsonian Women's Committee

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Object number: NPG.70.70

Provenance: Gary J. Polisky, San Francisco; gift 1970 to NPG.

Data Source: National Portrait Gallery