Three Longfellow Daughters by Thomas Buchanan Read, 1859, Thomas Buchanan Read

Portrait of three girls in white off-shoulder dresses and colored sashes embracing each other this triple portrait of his daughters was painted for henry wadsworth longfellow in june 1859. Alice longfellow, 8, is at top, edith longfellow, 5, is at left "with golden hair," and annie allegra longfellow, 3, is at right in red. The image, associated with longfellow's poem "the children's hour," was widely reproduced for public consumption during the 19th century. *subject: this triple portrait of his daughters was painted for henry wadsworth longfellow in june 1859. Alice longfellow, 8, is at top, edith longfellow, 5, is at left "with golden hair," and annie allegra longfellow, 3, is at right in red. The image, associated with longfellow's poem "the children's hour," was widely reproduced for public consumption during the 19th century. Keywords: art; long00004324; painting; portrait; literature; poetry; longfellow; alice mary longfellow; edith longfellow dana; anne allegra longfellow thorp; oil painting; long 4324. Date: 1859. Depicted Place: Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Three Longfellow Daughters by Thomas Buchanan Read, 1859 (2d2b5239-6f7b-4b9f-ba95-a57a115016f9)