Tower by the Water by Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow, 1872

Oil painting of stone building with tower on far side of lake with covered rowboat, in gold frame probably painted during the trip the artist took in 1872 to switzerland, the italian lakes, and the tyrol region of austria. The painting hangs in the blue entry of the longfellow house. Keywords: art; long00004634; painting; ernest wadsworth longfellow; landscape; oil painting. Depicted Place: Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.