Works of Art
Fishing Boats by Eugene Isabey, 1830 oil on canvas France |
On the hearth are Japanese vases, and on the mantel are Japanese bronzes acquired by Charles Longfellow in 1869. Above is the painting Fishing Boats by the French artist Isabey the Younger. |
Fireplace with Japanese bronzes on mantel 
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The Grandchildren of Sir William Pepperell by Mather Brown 1781-1785 oil on canvas |
On the wall next to the hall door hangs a large painting by Mather Brown of Sir William Pepperell’s children, Andrew and Elizabeth, who were related to John Vassall, the original owner of the House. Henry Longfellow purchased the painting for this room. |
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Children of the Forest by William Trost Richards France or Switzerland mid-19th c., oil on canvas |
To the left and the right of this large painting are several European street scenes and Children of the Forest. Over the door to the hall is an oil painting by Chainbaux titled Moonlight on the River. |
Moonlight on the River by Chainbaux, 1843 |
East wall |
In the niche to the right of the fireplace stands a marble bust
of Fanny Longfellow made by the Italian sculptor Bartolini during the Appleton family's 1836 tour of Europe.
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Fanny Appleton by Lorenzo Bartolini, Florence May 24-June 2, 1836 marble bust |
Charles and Ernest Longfellow by Eastman Johnson, 1848, Cambridge chalk on cream wove paper |
Between the west windows is an oval pastel portrait of the Longfellow sons, by Eastman Johnson about 1850. To the right of the fireplace is an 1855 crayon drawing of Longfellow’s daughters Alice and Edith by the American artist Rowse. |
Edith and Alice Longfellow by Rowse, 1855 |
Falls of Minnehaha John Kensett |
John Kensett's Waterfall was placed here by Alice Longfellow. Kensett was a close friend of both Henry Longfellow and Fanny's brother, Thomas Gold Appleton. | |
Europa and the Bull by Francesco Albani 17th c. |
On a fan is a painting by the seventeenth-century Italian artist Francesco Albani entitled Europa and the Bull. On this wall is an 1854 crayon portrait of Longfellow by Samuel Lawrence. Of this picture Longfellow wrote: “Lawrence’s portrait is undoubtedly the most satisfactory that has been taken of me.” |
Henry W. Longfellow by Samuel Lawrence 1854 |
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