Ralph Waldo Emerson by Eastman Johnson, 1846, Eastman Johnson

Bust-length charcoal portrait of man in oval gold frame in october 1846, henry longfellow recorded in his journal: "[johnson] is to take for me all the club. The mutual admiration society which i shall hang in the hall to show people what a fine set of heads they are. " this group of portraits - of charles sumner, cornelius conway felton, ralph waldo emerson, and nathaniel hawthorne - all hang in longfellow's study. Keywords: art; drawing; portrait; ralph waldo emerson; eastman johnson; long 541. Date: Taken on 22 October 1846. Depicted Place: Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Ralph Waldo Emerson by Eastman Johnson, 1846 (cfbcea3d-2259-46f7-92d6-c0c66042e53e)