Nathaniel Hawthorne by Eastman Johnson, 1846, Eastman Johnson

Bust-length portrait of man in charcoal with chalk highlights in gold oval 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; nathaniel hawthorne; eastman johnson; long 542. Date: Taken on 25 November 1846. Depicted Place: Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Nathaniel Hawthorne by Eastman Johnson, 1846 (0ea4733d-be8a-4274-bf80-052f09d6cdbc)