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Self Portrait by Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow, c. 1876 (fba2ea5c-9da5-4baa-bd50-6b79a4918138)

Self Portrait by Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow, c. 1876 (fba2ea5c-9da5-4...

Portrait of man with large mustache and fedora hat in interior This self portrait shows several unframed paintings over the artist's shoulder. Keywords: long00006375; art; painting; ernest wadsworth longfellow... More

Railway Station - In Mexico (ec1baed9-fa36-4f21-a833-0237bcb89296)

Railway Station - In Mexico (ec1baed9-fa36-4f21-a833-0237bcb89296)

Watercolor portrait of woman standing in open desert, wearing blue shawl over head. Two small children sit on either side of her. Watercolor portrait of woman and children wearing scarves. In Mary King Longfe... More

Charles Sumner by Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow, late 1860s (f4e47dfa-1993-454c-a885-3f9f8e69c5ee)

Charles Sumner by Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow, late 1860s (f4e47dfa-19...

Bust-length portrait painting of man in suit with graying hair and sideburns in 3/4 profile, in gold frame Ernest Longfellow painted this oil on canvas portrait of family friend and Senator from Massachusetts ... More

George Washington to Samuel Warden, 15 January 1776 (LONG 18684) (8e3a09e5-20b4-42b7-9096-1c1b22bb5d91)

George Washington to Samuel Warden, 15 January 1776 (LONG 18684) (8e3a...

George Washington to James Warren, 15 January 1776 (LONG 18684) Manuscript letter on single leaf signed by George Washington. A letter from George Washington at Cambridge to James Warren, Speaker for the Gener... More

Alice Longfellow in gondola, c. 1927 (bf0beb07-41e0-4373-96f1-fdb40e71d9a4)

Alice Longfellow in gondola, c. 1927 (bf0beb07-41e0-4373-96f1-fdb40e71...

Alice Longfellow sits in a gondola in Venice with canal and buildings in background. Two gondoliers on board and other gondolas in background. Alice Longfellow sits in a gondola in Venice. Two gondoliers on b... More

Bust of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Brackett, 1844 (d3683d00-373d-4b39-b81e-22ec1bb2ca7a)

Bust of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Brackett, 1844 (d3683d00-373d-4b...

Bust of Henry Longfellow, clean shaven, with pronounced nose and bare chest Painted plaster bust of Longfellow by Edward Augustus Brackett. Longfellow did not think this bust a good likeness. 1844 cast after... More

Bust of Frances Appleton by Bartolini, 1836 (1e40279d-d3f3-440b-930a-2dc05de1bd9b)

Bust of Frances Appleton by Bartolini, 1836 (1e40279d-d3f3-440b-930a-2...

White bust of young woman with corkscrew curls and updo, wearing draped top with buttons at shoulders. Marble bust of Fanny Appleton with corkscrew curls and classical draping. Appleton sat for sculptor Loren... More

Bust of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Brock, 1885 (bec50416-4786-4181-a2dd-22eaed0fb4d4)

Bust of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Brock, 1885 (bec50416-4786-4181-...

White bust of Henry Longfellow with full beard and mustache, wearing suit and academic robe. This is a reduced copy of the original bust at Poets’ Corner, Westminster Abbey, which was commissioned in 1883 by t... More

Bust of George Washington Greene by Crawford, 1840 (fc53edca-4a6c-4bc1-8776-e7a44ab21961)

Bust of George Washington Greene by Crawford, 1840 (fc53edca-4a6c-4bc1...

Off-white bust of man with short hair and mustache, wearing classical drapery around shoulders. Painted plaster bust of Longfellow's friend George Washington Greene by Thomas Crawford. In a letter dated 21 Ma... More

Bust of George Washington after Houdon, c. 1844 (6de903cd-7b4a-44d2-9c48-67d355c14a9e)

Bust of George Washington after Houdon, c. 1844 (6de903cd-7b4a-44d2-9c...

Tan bust of George Washington with classical draping over chest Painted plaster cast copied after Jean Aintoine Houdon. According to Fanny Longfellow’s journal, this bust arrived at the house from London on 1... More

Bust of Clytie, a water nymph from Greek mythology, who turned into a flower from unrequited love. Plaster copy by P. P (99dfc96a-23f6-44c9-a2c0-0f84d8e2efc7)

Bust of Clytie, a water nymph from Greek mythology, who turned into a ...

White bust of woman with curls, wearing loosely draped clothes off shoulders. Bottom of bust, under shoulders, is surrounded by petals as if she is in a flower. Bust of Clytie, a water nymph from Greek mythol... More

Bust of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Akers, 1851 (db7d0ae8-1d76-4e2e-b204-450c0e9c2385)

Bust of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Akers, 1851 (db7d0ae8-1d76-4e2e-...

Off-white bust of Henry Longfellow with long sideburns and clean-shaven chin. Bare chest. Longfellow sat for sculptor Paul Benjamin Akers in June 1851. At the end of that month, Fanny Longfellow reported Aker... More

"Longfellow - san's album" (5dc2650f-4909-4f92-9287-e951c61845c4)

"Longfellow - san's album" (5dc2650f-4909-4f92-9287-e951c61845c4)

Five columns of Japanese characters on page with gold and cream flecked background. Accordion-folding album with eight pages of Japanese poetry adhered on gold-flecked pages. Charles Longfellow adhered photogr... More

"Longfellow - san's album" (4473cb15-8de1-4aa8-9fc6-86ff67d7df4e)

"Longfellow - san's album" (4473cb15-8de1-4aa8-9fc6-86ff67d7df4e)

Five columns of Japanese characters on page with gold and cream flecked background. Accordion-folding album with eight pages of Japanese poetry adhered on gold-flecked pages. Charles Longfellow adhered photogr... More

"Longfellow - san's album" (811c29f3-77c6-412b-8729-f21894d81328)

"Longfellow - san's album" (811c29f3-77c6-412b-8729-f21894d81328)

24 carte-de-visite portraits, mostly of young Japanese women, adhered in a grid on album pages Photo album created by gluing photographs onto reverse sides of accordion pages of Japanese poetry. Collected imag... More

"Longfellow - san's album" (b6a27ed4-345a-45e2-8034-ff4ee348aca2)

"Longfellow - san's album" (b6a27ed4-345a-45e2-8034-ff4ee348aca2)

Five columns of Japanese characters on page with gold and cream flecked background. Accordion-folding album with eight pages of Japanese poetry adhered on gold-flecked pages. Charles Longfellow adhered photogr... More

"Longfellow - san's album" (d114fa20-bd7a-41a6-92c8-2799a3a35b1c)

"Longfellow - san's album" (d114fa20-bd7a-41a6-92c8-2799a3a35b1c)

Five columns of Japanese characters on page with gold and cream flecked background. Accordion-folding album with eight pages of Japanese poetry adhered on gold-flecked pages. Charles Longfellow adhered photogr... More

A woman reclines on billows reading a newspaper or broadside. In Mary King Longfellow's sketchbook with charcoal and watercolor (e8137926-f2a2-4f28-9884-102ea8e24ba5)

A woman reclines on billows reading a newspaper or broadside. In Mary ...

A woman reclines on billows reading a newspaper or broadside. A woman reclines on billows reading a newspaper or broadside. In Mary King Longfellow's sketchbook with charcoal and watercolor drawings of Wester... More

African Wood and Grass Hand Fan (b466f53e-b4d6-420d-af10-aff250d2921b)

African Wood and Grass Hand Fan (b466f53e-b4d6-420d-af10-aff250d2921b)

Semi-circular, consists of paper-covered wooden oval with applied flat edge to which is tied a flat array of dried brown grass that radiates in all directions except downward, where there is a semi-circular pa... More

Avenue to Mr. Dabney’s House (c136aa90-3578-4c7f-9797-5ebdf87609ee)

Avenue to Mr. Dabney’s House (c136aa90-3578-4c7f-9797-5ebdf87609ee)

Pencil sketch of street viewed through arched entry with open metal gate In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landscapes and people in the Azores. Keywords: azores; landscape; drawing

"Longfellow - san's album" (2adc9daa-20e0-4d49-8f44-7ff8be7220fc)

"Longfellow - san's album" (2adc9daa-20e0-4d49-8f44-7ff8be7220fc)

25 carte-de-visite photographs, some cut out in ovals, adhered on an album page, some in grid and some at an angle. Portraits of young women, Charles Longfellow, and Charles in groups of men. Photo album creat... More

"Longfellow - san's album" (a16e69fc-5111-412c-858d-af3958072779)

"Longfellow - san's album" (a16e69fc-5111-412c-858d-af3958072779)

22 carte-de-visite photographs, mostly studio photographs of young Japanese women, with two landscapes. Adhered in a loose grid on album pages Photo album created by gluing photographs onto reverse sides of ac... More

"Longfellow - san's album" (49a4f909-0ca9-4093-9dca-103988998fe5)

"Longfellow - san's album" (49a4f909-0ca9-4093-9dca-103988998fe5)

Four columns of Japanese characters on page with gold and cream flecked background. Accordion-folding album with eight pages of Japanese poetry adhered on gold-flecked pages. Charles Longfellow adhered photogr... More

"Longfellow - san's album" (850c80cc-d10b-4933-b3df-a94f03efd963)

"Longfellow - san's album" (850c80cc-d10b-4933-b3df-a94f03efd963)

Five columns of Japanese characters on page with gold and cream flecked background. Accordion-folding album with eight pages of Japanese poetry adhered on gold-flecked pages. Charles Longfellow adhered photogr... More

"Longfellow - san's album" (635e10b2-12de-4e3a-a64b-44deb2b2f208)

"Longfellow - san's album" (635e10b2-12de-4e3a-a64b-44deb2b2f208)

Five columns of Japanese characters on page with gold and cream flecked background. Accordion-folding album with eight pages of Japanese poetry adhered on gold-flecked pages. Charles Longfellow adhered photogr... More

"Longfellow - san's album" (e9a3af57-9286-4d3f-8f4d-986a12b29bd5)

"Longfellow - san's album" (e9a3af57-9286-4d3f-8f4d-986a12b29bd5)

Five columns of Japanese characters on page with gold and cream flecked background. Accordion-folding album with eight pages of Japanese poetry adhered on gold-flecked pages. Charles Longfellow adhered photogr... More

"Longfellow - san's album" (f2698ab8-18f7-4333-a6a9-8d712e2c376e)

"Longfellow - san's album" (f2698ab8-18f7-4333-a6a9-8d712e2c376e)

Gold and purple brocade album cover with metal corner protectors and title in Japanese at center. Accordion-folding album with eight pages of Japanese poetry adhered on gold-flecked pages. Charles Longfellow a... More

A rough sketch of a bearded man sitting propped up with pillows, with a table set in front of him. In Mary King Longfellow's (c1c3b317-156b-436d-bdce-e445eb33421e)

A rough sketch of a bearded man sitting propped up with pillows, with ...

A rough sketch of a bearded man sitting propped up with pillows, with a table set in front of him. A rough sketch of a bearded man sitting propped up with pillows, with a table set in front of him. In Mary Ki... More

A pair of decorated doors, open to the outside. In Mary King Longfellow's sketchbook with charcoal and watercolor drawings of (013175d0-4ca3-47b0-a3cf-d874dfd3a910)

A pair of decorated doors, open to the outside. In Mary King Longfello...

A pair of open doors, decorated with geometric patterns. Doors are open to the outside, with path lined with bright green trees. A pair of decorated doors, open to the outside. In Mary King Longfellow's sket... More

Alice Longfellow's Passport, 1927 (50ae1d57-f8b0-4527-9698-3977cb31b896)

Alice Longfellow's Passport, 1927 (50ae1d57-f8b0-4527-9698-3977cb31b89...

Open pages of Alice Mary Longfellow’s passport. Left page has a photo of Alice. Right page has her description. Passport for Alice Mary Longfellow. Keywords: document; alice m. longfellow papers (long 16173); ... More

An El Paso Family (dab956c5-5801-4c9d-8875-a89487f92ee4)

An El Paso Family (dab956c5-5801-4c9d-8875-a89487f92ee4)

Handwritten notes with names and ages of a family with five children. Names and ages of a family: "Manuel Riveroll / Refugio G. de Riveroll / Manuel - 11 - Boy / Elfego - 9 - do / Enriqueta - 7 Girl - Refugio ... More

Bust of Ceasar Augustus (78cd03bd-dee4-4cee-8e60-6b39b67153ca)

Bust of Ceasar Augustus (78cd03bd-dee4-4cee-8e60-6b39b67153ca)

White bust of young man Marble copy of the Antonia Canova bust of Ceasar in the Vatican Museum. This bust originally belonged to Charles Sumner, who willed it to Longfellow upon his death in 1874. Keywords: l... More

Apr. 20. 1844 Port of Horta- from the sea=wall (b2e633a0-d35d-4192-8629-932b3e15ce0e)

Apr. 20. 1844 Port of Horta- from the sea=wall (b2e633a0-d35d-4192-862...

Pencil sketch of cityscape with ocean at right and partial figures at left. In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landscapes and people in the Azores. Keywords: horta (azores... More

Bust of Jupiter, c. 1846 (346bf651-ac74-4559-ba63-39c62502795c)

Bust of Jupiter, c. 1846 (346bf651-ac74-4559-ba63-39c62502795c)

Large bust of man with shoulder-length curly hair and curly beard. Bare chest with drape over proper left shoulder. Heroic bust of Jupiter of Otricoli. Plaster copy by P. P. Caproni Co. after a marble origina... More

Bust of Nathan Appleton, 1836 (39e4b299-68df-4699-8b33-d6c4d9904380)

Bust of Nathan Appleton, 1836 (39e4b299-68df-4699-8b33-d6c4d9904380)

Bust of man with short hair and sideburns, wearing classical drapery around shoulders Marble bust of Nathan Appleton by Richard James Wyatt, made during the Appleton family's European tour (1835-1836). Keyword... More

Nathan Appleton by Gilbert Stuart, c. 1806-1812 (45773f68-869f-4240-9bfd-ca11d6bc9015)

Nathan Appleton by Gilbert Stuart, c. 1806-1812 (45773f68-869f-4240-9b...

Bust-length portrait of man wearing dark jacket and high-necked white shirt and neckcloth This portrait was painted around the time of Nathan Appleton's marriage, as a pair with Stuart's portrait of his wife. ... More

Mr Dabney’s Cottage at Pico (9c159d14-4684-465c-b661-37793a0eeb67)

Mr Dabney’s Cottage at Pico (9c159d14-4684-465c-b661-37793a0eeb67)

Pencil sketch of buildings In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landscapes and people in the Azores. Keywords: pico island (azores); azores; landscape; drawing

Bust of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Kitson, 1879 (fb8fa162-a1b3-49fa-bcb2-7eb8569d374b)

Bust of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Kitson, 1879 (fb8fa162-a1b3-49fa...

Tan bust of Henry Longfellow with full beard and mustache, classical draping on chest Painted plaster bust of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Longfellow sat for Samuel James Kitson at the sculptor's request in Ju... More

On Monte Da Puia (711577f9-230c-467e-9f20-916e9b37f7e5)

On Monte Da Puia (711577f9-230c-467e-9f20-916e9b37f7e5)

Pencil sketch of buildings In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landscapes and people in the Azores. Keywords: azores; landscape; drawing

Pencil drawing of mollusk shell, in journal associated with Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow's trip surveying the coast of South (fffadd6c-e7b8-4f95-bdff-aa9fd2a17061)

Pencil drawing of mollusk shell, in journal associated with Alexander ...

Pencil sketch of bottom opening of mollusk shell Pencil drawing of mollusk shell, in journal associated with Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow's trip surveying the coast of South America. Titled "Pupura planosira... More

Pico from St. Amaro. (57f87ba9-b09d-472a-8aed-8f9c3b312b19)

Pico from St. Amaro. (57f87ba9-b09d-472a-8aed-8f9c3b312b19)

Pencil sketch with steep mountain in background, buildings with tile roofs in foreground In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landscapes and people in the Azores. Keywords: ... More

Pico Girl. 1843. Oct. (8c9bc09e-3b79-40a6-b4f7-d6c5e1c90408)

Pico Girl. 1843. Oct. (8c9bc09e-3b79-40a6-b4f7-d6c5e1c90408)

Portrait of a woman with dark jacket and flat hat In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landscapes and people in the Azores. Keywords: pico island (azores); azores; portrait; drawing

Pico Women at a Well. 1843. Pico (635a9b17-4ee7-47db-ab0a-9422d1596e39)

Pico Women at a Well. 1843. Pico (635a9b17-4ee7-47db-ab0a-9422d1596e39...

Unfinished sketch of four women standing around square well with baskets and pots In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landscapes and people in the Azores. Keywords: pico is... More

Praya Church Feb. 2d. 1844. (e8902b77-feca-4207-80d6-96c6d9291e72)

Praya Church Feb. 2d. 1844. (e8902b77-feca-4207-80d6-96c6d9291e72)

Pencil sketch of large building with two towers and cross on facade. In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landscapes and people in the Azores. Keywords: azores; landscape; drawing

Pencil drawing of temple with forested foothils in background. Possibly at Kot Addu in modern Pakistan. Inscribed bottom left (1ab856c4-04b7-4868-a911-b2eba7cace36)

Pencil drawing of temple with forested foothils in background. Possibl...

Detailed pencil drawing of temple with square tower and pagoda roof, mountains in background Pencil drawing of temple with forested foothils in background. Possibly at Kot Addu in modern Pakistan. Inscribed b... More

Self Portrait by unknown artist, c. 1815-1825 (f4e02fe5-c4a1-4bfe-95f2-38ad27ee94ec)

Self Portrait by unknown artist, c. 1815-1825 (f4e02fe5-c4a1-4bfe-95f2...

Oil painting portrait of man with grey hair looking upward to his left Henry Longfellow purchased this painting in Naples in 1869 from Mrs. Lydia C. Whyte. Both Longfellow and his daughter Alice considered thi... More

Salazar, Mexican National R.R. (b0db3943-dae6-4884-88b0-913674af6cb2)

Salazar, Mexican National R.R. (b0db3943-dae6-4884-88b0-913674af6cb2)

Watercolor landscape with tall evergreen tree in center foreground and mountain range in distance. Watercolor landscape with distant mountains. In Mary King Longfellow's sketchbook with charcoal and watercolor... More

Santa Fe, New Mexico, April 2, 1885 (ccd34bec-272a-4407-b1d0-58867265676b)

Santa Fe, New Mexico, April 2, 1885 (ccd34bec-272a-4407-b1d0-588672656...

At left, watercolor sketch of two-wheeled cart with picket sides. At right, watercolor of furry donkey's head from the top. Watercolor of a two-wheeled "Indian cart" and a donkey's head, captioned "Portrait of... More

Red Pipestone Pipe Head (9bda57db-7db2-4a97-ac25-8d334f982f7a)

Red Pipestone Pipe Head (9bda57db-7db2-4a97-ac25-8d334f982f7a)

Tobacco pipe head in the form of a hatchet with lines etched on head and around opening of pipe. Tobacco pipe head in the form of a hatchet, carved from red pipestone taken near the Great Pipestone Quarry in M... More

Pico- From the Bridge of the Lagóa Horta (39ca3898-d128-4e80-be85-3c7d4f73ca2f)

Pico- From the Bridge of the Lagóa Horta (39ca3898-d128-4e80-be85-3c7d...

Pencil sketch of landscape with fence in foreground and steep mountain in distance. In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landscapes and people in the Azores. Keywords: horta... More

Ruined Church of Pastelheiro. Fayal (65c91434-141f-4a14-b35e-43b36db8e6b0)

Ruined Church of Pastelheiro. Fayal (65c91434-141f-4a14-b35e-43b36db8e...

Pencil sketch of church building missing roof. In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landscapes and people in the Azores. Keywords: faial island (azores); azores; landscape; drawing

Six studies of heads and faces- one bearded man from the front, four men in profile, and a woman from behind. In Mary King (e69c57c7-8148-45eb-95e6-557f212873c8)

Six studies of heads and faces- one bearded man from the front, four m...

Six studies of heads and faces: one bearded man from the front, four men in profile, and a woman from behind. Six studies of heads and faces: one bearded man from the front, four men in profile, and a woman fr... More

Sketch of landscape, June 1843 (efa22193-4199-4eda-9067-5d1659c52fb3)

Sketch of landscape, June 1843 (efa22193-4199-4eda-9067-5d1659c52fb3)

Pencil sketch of landscape with building in foreground and mountains in background In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landscapes and people in the Azores. Keywords: azores... More

Still Life with Fruit, c. 1800-1850 (cf464712-96d5-46f8-af06-5bbe58587c4f)

Still Life with Fruit, c. 1800-1850 (cf464712-96d5-46f8-af06-5bbe58587...

Still life of bunches of grapes and four peaches This still life in oil on wood panel hangs in the Longfellow dining room. Keywords: art; long00004307; still life; painting; oil painting

Street Scene in Rouen by Samuel Prout, c. 1819-1852 (724a49d0-3bc0-492a-b687-d1c614a12d60)

Street Scene in Rouen by Samuel Prout, c. 1819-1852 (724a49d0-3bc0-492...

Vertical street scene of narrow street lined with late-Medieval buildings This watercolor was presented to Henry Longfellow by Agatha F. Wolcott in February 1869, during his Grand Tour of Europe. Keywords: art... More

Sketches, April 20-21, 1885 (1035e3e9-12e6-4542-9623-6e9058387625)

Sketches, April 20-21, 1885 (1035e3e9-12e6-4542-9623-6e9058387625)

Two charcoal sketches. At left, a person stands next to tall spiky maguey plants (of the agave family) which reach above his head. At right, a round brick structure is captioned "Oven in Tivoli de San Cosme.... More

Study of two women from behind, and the face of a bearded man in a hat. In Mary King Longfellow's sketchbook with charcoal and (87e62d7b-4a3c-490a-81ed-6f6e21ffbf7a)

Study of two women from behind, and the face of a bearded man in a hat...

Study of two women from behind, and the face of a bearded man in a hat. Study of two women from behind, and the face of a bearded man in a hat. In Mary King Longfellow's sketchbook with charcoal and watercolo... More

Three studies of people. A woman bends over a knitting project; two men appear in profile and face on. In Mary King Longfellow (8578ce0b-49bd-4c41-8a8d-48270e0284a0)

Three studies of people. A woman bends over a knitting project; two me...

Three studies of people. A woman bends over a knitting project; two men appear in profile and face on. Three studies of people. A woman bends over a knitting project; two men appear in profile and face on. ... More

The Violin Player by Maria Carlotta Greene, c. 1830-1840 (cd4b245c-874e-4431-9583-0f3f1e13c7f0)

The Violin Player by Maria Carlotta Greene, c. 1830-1840 (cd4b245c-874...

Portrait of man with violin, wearing black cap and green cloak with fur collar, looking over shoulder toward front This copy of a painting by Sebastiano del Piombo was painted by the wife of Henry Longfellow's... More

Two rough sketches of a figure's outline and a tent or market stall structure. In Mary King Longfellow's sketchbook with (b97bd2c5-f6e8-448e-b9b7-41d8d71f1756)

Two rough sketches of a figure's outline and a tent or market stall st...

Pencil sketch of tent or market stall structure under tree. Inset in rectangle at left is outline of a female figure. Two rough sketches of a figure's outline and a tent or market stall structure. In Mary Kin... More

Two watercolor studies of people- at left, a woman with two children, at right, a figure in a small boat seen from behind. In (a1a8eac0-5475-4fd0-b6a6-0e4bfc41de62)

Two watercolor studies of people- at left, a woman with two children, ...

Two watercolor studies of people. At left, a woman with two children. At right, a figure in a small boat seen from behind, wearing a white shirt, red sash, and tan hat. Two watercolor studies of people: at lef... More

Two studies of heads- a woman's face, and a man in a hat from behind. In Mary King Longfellow's sketchbook with charcoal and (5f45826f-e83a-4a63-9d4f-251f414cec32)

Two studies of heads- a woman's face, and a man in a hat from behind. ...

Two studies of heads: a woman's face, and a man in a hat from behind. Two studies of heads: a woman's face, and a man in a hat from behind. In Mary King Longfellow's sketchbook with charcoal and watercolor dr... More

Painted Fan- Rape of Europa, attributed to Francesco Albani, c. 1600-1650 (14716bbc-64f4-4faa-8bbf-8db74235da9b)

Painted Fan- Rape of Europa, attributed to Francesco Albani, c. 1600-1...

Painting on a flattened, framed fan showing woman seated with bull at center surrounded by female figures and putti. Henry Longfellow purchased this fan in Rome in January 1869. The fan features a scene from G... More

Vielle Ville d’Allemagne by Francois-Jules Collignon, c. 1830-1840 (53e508eb-4a07-44fe-bf5a-8e36778086a0)

Vielle Ville d’Allemagne by Francois-Jules Collignon, c. 1830-1840 (53...

Watercolor of street scene with stone Gothic buildings and wall at center Keywords: art; painting; LONG 4390; watercolor

Watercolor of women at well, Pico Oct. 1843 (ee668aec-663c-41cf-9f18-1debe2921cc6)

Watercolor of women at well, Pico Oct. 1843 (ee668aec-663c-41cf-9f18-1...

Color sketch of four women standing at a square stone well. Partial pencil sketches unfinished. In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landscapes and people in the Azores. Key... More

Valley of the Flemings April 15th 1844 (ece5e47e-d675-4475-8729-d46fe66c2f62)

Valley of the Flemings April 15th 1844 (ece5e47e-d675-4475-8729-d46fe6...

Landscape sketch of village with distant mountains In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landscapes and people in the Azores. Keywords: faial island (azores); azores; landsca... More

Painted plaster bust of Venus. (0f893903-0375-4188-88ed-649d8bb1d604)

Painted plaster bust of Venus. (0f893903-0375-4188-88ed-649d8bb1d604)

White bust of woman looking down with hair in updo, bare chest Painted plaster bust of Venus. Keywords: sculpture; long00004321; long 4321; bust

Mr Dabney’s House, from the Garden (8d8df231-e3c4-43aa-aebe-be66e109857f)

Mr Dabney’s House, from the Garden (8d8df231-e3c4-43aa-aebe-be66e10985...

Pencil sketch of lush tropical garden in front of large house In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landscapes and people in the Azores. Keywords: azores; landscape; drawing

Sketch of a bearded man seated on a railway station bench with a suitcase at his side. In Mary King Longfellow's sketchbook (791f6820-5763-4799-950e-366744604241)

Sketch of a bearded man seated on a railway station bench with a suitc...

Sketch of a bearded man seated on a railway station bench with a suitcase at his side. Sketch of a bearded man seated on a railway station bench with a suitcase at his side. In Mary King Longfellow's sketchbo... More

Sept 26 1843 Chao=Frio (0b75214b-24c5-4054-98c6-6ec2bb25dc05)

Sept 26 1843 Chao=Frio (0b75214b-24c5-4054-98c6-6ec2bb25dc05)

Landscape of large boulders In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landscapes and people in the Azores. Keywords: azores; landscape; drawing

Sketch of steps and building (26a04e87-1431-4106-8689-828fae6c44a9)

Sketch of steps and building (26a04e87-1431-4106-8689-828fae6c44a9)

Rough pencil sketch of steps and building. In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landscapes and people in the Azores. Keywords: azores; landscape; drawing

Sketches of five people, possibly fellow railroad passengers. A woman wearing glasses reads, a figure seen from behind reads a (5c5783b6-55b9-4f05-be41-6073d01bfa97)

Sketches of five people, possibly fellow railroad passengers. A woman ...

Sketches of five people, possibly fellow railroad passengers. A woman wearing glasses reads, a figure seen from behind reads a newspaper, and a bearded man dozes Sketches of five people, possibly fellow railr... More

Sketches from Guadelupe of a building's dome and "Sailors votive offering" in the shape of three sails on a mast. In Mary King (fe0bdabc-7742-4cdf-8e22-e56a3a263496)

Sketches from Guadelupe of a building's dome and "Sailors votive offer...

Two sketches. At left a "Sailors votive offering" in the shape of three sails on a mast. At right the dome of the top of a church building. Sketches from Guadelupe of a building's dome and "Sailors votive offe... More

Street Scene by Jean-Baptiste Tetar van Elven, c. 1830-1860 (368d0ea1-1335-4c28-b522-f40283e61a4c)

Street Scene by Jean-Baptiste Tetar van Elven, c. 1830-1860 (368d0ea1-...

Vertical street scene with open market stall in foreground This seascape was purchased by Henry Longfellow on April 26, 1844. He recorded in his journal: “Bought at auction a beautiful sea-piece of Isabay, the... More

Sketches in Fayal & Pico 1843 & 44 (0f5e3c01-4383-43bf-8a7e-898a044c7ff4)

Sketches in Fayal & Pico 1843 & 44 (0f5e3c01-4383-43bf-8a7e-898a044c7f...

Handwritten title page, Sketches in Fayal & Pico 1843 & 44 Title page in Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landcapes and people in the Azores.

Three illustrations of tessellating tiles. In Mary King Longfellow's sketchbook with charcoal and watercolor drawings of (5869782b-c31d-401d-84c9-188f42cddcd2)

Three illustrations of tessellating tiles. In Mary King Longfellow's s...

Three illustrations of grids of tessellating tiles with curved and interlocking shapes. Three illustrations of tessellating tiles. In Mary King Longfellow's sketchbook with charcoal and watercolor drawings of... More

Three studies of people in profile and from behind. In Mary King Longfellow's sketchbook with charcoal and watercolor drawings (cd1fe61a-fd18-4ce6-94f3-b88d0eca7b80)

Three studies of people in profile and from behind. In Mary King Longf...

Three studies of people in profile and from behind. Two portraits of men in flat caps. Woman leaning on pillow drawn from behind. Three studies of people in profile and from behind. In Mary King Longfellow's... More

The Old Mill Wheel, attributed to Louis Etienne Watelet (f95b8813-7fd8-49c8-98ad-0921a34b0d15)

The Old Mill Wheel, attributed to Louis Etienne Watelet (f95b8813-7fd8...

Oil painting of river with large stone and wood mill wheel at center This painting hangs in the parlor ante-room. Keywords: art; long00004305; oil painting; painting; landscape; LONG 4305

Two charcoal sketches of full-length figures. In Mary King Longfellow's sketchbook with charcoal and watercolor drawings of (85f2b1ba-e217-4f2b-8f9a-694b591ef230)

Two charcoal sketches of full-length figures. In Mary King Longfellow'...

Two charcoal sketches of full-length figures. At left, man in dark shirt and hat. At right, man and woman walking together. Two charcoal sketches of full-length figures. In Mary King Longfellow's sketchbook ... More

Three studies of men with beards and mustaches. In Mary King Longfellow's sketchbook with charcoal and watercolor drawings of (c9980a9f-e59d-4f4a-acb0-7d55ea8c4992)

Three studies of men with beards and mustaches. In Mary King Longfello...

Three studies of men with beards and mustaches. Three studies of men with beards and mustaches. In Mary King Longfellow's sketchbook with charcoal and watercolor drawings of Western and Southwestern United St... More

Tomb of Nizamud-din. Delhi, India. (ef11b5ca-1d20-4372-97ac-8d573a5f30f8)

Tomb of Nizamud-din. Delhi, India. (ef11b5ca-1d20-4372-97ac-8d573a5f30...

A one-story white building topped by a large onion dome stands in a courtyard surrounded by larger buildings with large onion shaped domes and two minarets. A man sits near the entrance. View of tomb of Nizamu... More

Two studies of people, a figure seated in a doorway and a figure with striped shawl carrying large basket on his back. In Mary (b6740139-86df-45f9-96dd-9f41f29a2a5c)

Two studies of people, a figure seated in a doorway and a figure with ...

Two studies of people, a figure seated in a doorway and a figure with striped shawl carrying large basket on his back. Two studies of people, a figure seated in a doorway and a figure with striped shawl carryi... More

Watercolor study of a church building, captioned "Santo Entierre Cholula" and two studies of a man carrying a package on his (f6a6f21b-20a2-48d7-b4b8-8f6163949c16)

Watercolor study of a church building, captioned "Santo Entierre Cholu...

Small watercolor study of a church building, captioned "Santo Entierre Cholula" and two studies of a man carrying a package on his back. Watercolor study of a church building, captioned "Santo Entierre Cholula... More

View of large garden with stone bridge over stream and pagoda-like pavilion in background. Two Indian men in foreground (c0d90237-ff72-4660-aebf-6f0143fe09ac)

View of large garden with stone bridge over stream and pagoda-like pav...

View of large garden with stone bridge over stream and pagoda-like pavilion in background. Two Indian men in foreground. View of large garden with stone bridge over stream and pagoda-like pavilion in backgroun... More

Well near the Conceiçao Church- Horta 1843 (dc3af21f-73d3-437e-978b-9458ba681251)

Well near the Conceiçao Church- Horta 1843 (dc3af21f-73d3-437e-978b-94...

Pencil sketch of building with square well outside door and three figures around well with water jars. In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landscapes and people in the Azor... More

Bust of Samuel Appleton by Akers, 1851 (6f69634b-d0d3-4c63-806e-e7062d6f2c7a)

Bust of Samuel Appleton by Akers, 1851 (6f69634b-d0d3-4c63-806e-e7062d...

White bust of older man with long sideburns and clean-shaven chin. Bare chest. Marble bust of Samuel Appleton by Paul Benjamin Akers. Longfellow commissioned this bust in July 1851 after the sculptor complet... More

Bust of Sandalphon by Freeman, 1864 (bfb8e901-06c9-48e4-9363-ac11c914e3fa)

Bust of Sandalphon by Freeman, 1864 (bfb8e901-06c9-48e4-9363-ac11c914e...

White bust of young man with close-cropped curly hair, bare shoulders, and wreath of flowers at curved base of bust. Marble bust of the angel Sandalphon by sculptor Florence Freeman. In his 1858 poem, "Sandal... More

Chapel of St. Barbara Fayal. June 1843 (0d63f90f-de47-4f68-a30c-1163cbc1f7ed)

Chapel of St. Barbara Fayal. June 1843 (0d63f90f-de47-4f68-a30c-1163cb...

Pencil sketch of building with cross on roof In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landscapes and people in the Azores. Keywords: faial island (azores); azores; landscape; drawing

Cottage in the Canáda Horta (006e5e44-2714-4511-b797-938db38dbd63)

Cottage in the Canáda Horta (006e5e44-2714-4511-b797-938db38dbd63)

Pencil sketch of building In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landscapes and people in the Azores. Keywords: horta (azores); faial island (azores); azores; landscape; drawing

Church of the Conception & Pico (402f23ee-4e61-4a39-bbbe-c0ecbee6b848)

Church of the Conception & Pico (402f23ee-4e61-4a39-bbbe-c0ecbee6b848)

Pencil sketch of landscape with bridge at center and building at left. Steep mountain in distance, unfinished figures in foreground. In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of la... More

Five studies of heads from different angles. In Mary King Longfellow's sketchbook with charcoal and watercolor drawings of (88740a93-bd85-4e38-873c-7775424eb614)

Five studies of heads from different angles. In Mary King Longfellow's...

Five studies of heads from different angles. A man leans against window frame. Two versions of a hatted man from behind. A woman holds hands over her mouth. Five studies of heads from different angles. In Ma... More

Four studies of faces- a woman in profile, a woman with a fur collar, a bearded man, and a man with mustache, pince nez, and hat (fde21bce-3fac-445f-afb3-1d211016ab62)

Four studies of faces- a woman in profile, a woman with a fur collar, ...

Four studies of faces: a woman in profile, a woman with a fur collar, a bearded man, and a man with mustache, pince nez, and hat. Four studies of faces: a woman in profile, a woman with a fur collar, a bearded... More

Four vignettes of women and children. In Mary King Longfellow's sketchbook with charcoal and watercolor drawings of Western and (d4166acd-37b0-4a45-af99-6c7d0065de66)

Four vignettes of women and children. In Mary King Longfellow's sketch...

Four vignettes of women and children. Kneeling woman from behind captioned "in church". Watercolor highlights on sketch of women wearing blue shawls carrying large red jugs to well. Four vignettes of women and... More

George Washington Greene by Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow, 1867 (171e7e72-469d-46ad-9e76-a2f8394a09c2)

George Washington Greene by Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow, 1867 (171e7e7...

Bust-length painting portrait of man with gray beard, in gold frame Ernest Longfellow painted this oil on canvas portrait of family friend George Washington Greene. Keywords: art; long00004336; painting; ernes... More

In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landscapes and people in the Azores. (44d2c85e-1382-4c9c-a72c-335e1df26ff1)

In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings ...

Rough pencil sketch of woman's back with "d blue" and "l blue" penciled on clothing In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landscapes and people in the Azores. Keywords: azore... More

In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landscapes and people in the Azores. (0439cb63-337e-47b2-b97a-235c86d0aab7)

In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings ...

Streetscape of close-together buildings with two figures at a well in intersection in foreground In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landscapes and people in the Azores. Ke... More

Canal de la Viga (ccfc46b4-7aef-4737-b38b-d953a043d4a0)

Canal de la Viga (ccfc46b4-7aef-4737-b38b-d953a043d4a0)

Charcoal drawing of a small boat with person sitting under arched shade, pushed by a man with a pole. Charcoal drawing of a small boat pushed by a man with a pole. In Mary King Longfellow's sketchbook with ch... More

In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landscapes and people in the Azores. (ffac1485-47aa-4bbe-8bab-45e6c1c03d2f)

In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings ...

Landscape looking at mountain island across water. In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landscapes and people in the Azores. Keywords: pico island (azores); faial island (az... More

Chapel near Creaçáo Velha Pico. 1843 (0bf62338-df74-4540-bfe6-7f71862b2935)

Chapel near Creaçáo Velha Pico. 1843 (0bf62338-df74-4540-bfe6-7f71862b...

Pencil sketch of building with cross on top of roof. In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landscapes and people in the Azores. Keywords: pico island (azores); azores; landsc... More

In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landscapes and people in the Azores. (7298be90-ddce-4c11-8442-cebbb5a81deb)

In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings ...

Pencil sketch of arched gate made from tied sticks framing view of path through woods. In Samuel Longfellow's sketchbook with pencil and watercolor drawings of landscapes and people in the Azores. Keywords: az... More

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