Fishing Boats by Eugene Louis Gabriel Isabey, c. 1825, Eugène Isabey, circa 1825

Seascape with four fishermen in rowboat in foreground and two large sailboats and a rowboat in the background this seascape was purchased by henry longfellow on april 26, 1844. He recorded the purchase in his journal: “bought at auction a beautiful sea-piece of isabay, the younger, of which the catalogue says, ‘nothing can be finer than the freedom and transparency of this picture. ’” keywords: art; long00004333; painting; long 4333. Date: circa 1825. Depicted Place: Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Fishing Boats by Eugene Louis Gabriel Isabey, c. 1825 (f39e450f-ddc7-4bae-b90b-a37ba8459bf2)