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Artist:
Alexander Hay Ritchie, 1822 - 1895  Search this
Copy after:
Thomas Hicks, 18 Oct 1823 - 8 Oct 1890  Search this
Sitter:
Washington Irving, 3 Apr 1783 - 28 Nov 1859  Search this
William Cullen Bryant, 3 Nov 1794 - 12 Jun 1878  Search this
James Fenimore Cooper, 15 Sep 1789 - 14 Sep 1851  Search this
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 27 Feb 1807 - 24 Mar 1882  Search this
Catherine Maria Sedgwick, 28 Dec 1789 - 31 Jul 1867  Search this
Lydia Howard Huntley Sigourney, 1 Sep 1791 - 10 Jun 1865  Search this
Emma Dorothy E Nevitte Southworth, 1819 - 1899  Search this
John Ames Mitchell, 17 Jan 1845 - 29 Jun 1918  Search this
Nathaniel Parker Willis, 20 Jan 1806 - 20 Jan 1867  Search this
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., 29 Aug 1809 - 7 Oct 1894  Search this
John Pendleton Kennedy, 25 Oct 1795 - 18 Aug 1870  Search this
Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt, 5 Mar 1819 - 21 Jul 1870  Search this
Alice Cary, 1820 - 1871  Search this
George Dennison Prentice, 18 Dec 1802 - 22 Jan 1870  Search this
George Wilkins Kendall, 1809 - 1867  Search this
Charles Morris, 1 Oct 1833 - 6 Sep 1922  Search this
Edgar Allan Poe, 19 Jan 1809 - 7 Oct 1849  Search this
Frederick Goddard Tuckerman, 4 Feb 1821 - 9 May 1873  Search this
Nathaniel Hawthorne, 4 Jul 1804 - 19 May 1864  Search this
William Gilmore Simms, 17 Apr 1806 - 11 Jun 1870  Search this
Philip Pendleton Cooke, 26 Oct 1816 - 20 Jan 1850  Search this
Charles Fenno Hoffman, 7 Feb 1806 - 7 Jun 1884  Search this
William Hickling Prescott, 4 May 1796 - 28 Jan 1859  Search this
George Bancroft, 3 Oct 1800 - 17 Jan 1891  Search this
Parke Godwin, 25 Feb 1816 - 7 Jan 1904  Search this
John Lothrop Motley, 15 Apr 1814 - 29 May 1877  Search this
Henry Ward Beecher, 24 Jun 1813 - 8 Mar 1887  Search this
George William Curtis, 25 Feb 1824 - 31 Aug 1892  Search this
Ralph Waldo Emerson, 25 May 1803 - 27 Apr 1882  Search this
Richard Henry Dana Sr., 15 Nov 1787 - 2 Feb 1879  Search this
Margaret Fuller, 23 May 1810 - 19 Jul 1850  Search this
William Ellery Channing, 7 Apr 1780 - 2 Oct 1842  Search this
Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe, 14 Jun 1811 - 1 Jul 1896  Search this
Catherine Augusta Kirkland (Green), 1812 - 1849  Search this
John Greenleaf Whittier, 17 Dec 1807 - 7 Sep 1892  Search this
James Russell Lowell, 22 Feb 1819 - 12 Aug 1891  Search this
George Henry Boker, 6 Oct 1823 - 2 Jan 1890  Search this
Bayard Taylor, 11 Jan 1825 - 19 Dec 1878  Search this
John Godfrey Saxe, 2 Jun 1816 - 31 Mar 1887  Search this
Richard Henry Stoddard, 1825 - 1903  Search this
Amelia Ball Coppuck Welby, 3 Feb 1819 - 3 May 1852  Search this
William Davis Gallagher, 21 Aug - 27 Jun 1894  Search this
Frederick Swarwout Cozzens, 1818 - 1869  Search this
Fitz-Greene Halleck, 8 Jul 1790 - 19 Nov 1867  Search this
Medium:
Engraving on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 49.1 × 86.7 cm (19 5/16 × 34 1/8")
Sheet: 68.5 × 95.7 cm (26 15/16 × 37 11/16")
Type:
Print
Date:
1866
Topic:
Printed Material\Book  Search this
Costume\Outerwear\Shawl  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table\Writing table  Search this
Artwork\Sculpture\Statue  Search this
Interior\Architecture  Search this
Architecture\Stairs  Search this
John Pendleton Kennedy: Male  Search this
John Pendleton Kennedy: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Secretary of the Navy  Search this
John Pendleton Kennedy: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University trustee  Search this
John Pendleton Kennedy: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
John Pendleton Kennedy: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Maryland  Search this
James Russell Lowell: Male  Search this
James Russell Lowell: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University  Search this
James Russell Lowell: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
James Russell Lowell: Journalism and Media\Magazine editor  Search this
James Russell Lowell: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister  Search this
James Russell Lowell: Literature\Writer\Essayist  Search this
Parke Godwin: Male  Search this
Parke Godwin: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor  Search this
Parke Godwin: Literature\Writer\Magazine article writer  Search this
Parke Godwin: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
Parke Godwin: Literature\Editor\Book  Search this
George Henry Boker: Male  Search this
George Henry Boker: Politics and Government\Diplomat  Search this
George Henry Boker: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
George Henry Boker: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister  Search this
George Henry Boker: Literature\Writer\Playwright  Search this
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Male  Search this
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Literature\Writer  Search this
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\College  Search this
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Translator  Search this
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Literature\Writer\Playwright  Search this
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Linguist  Search this
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Librarian  Search this
Fitz-Greene Halleck: Male  Search this
Fitz-Greene Halleck: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Fitz-Greene Halleck: Literature\Writer\Satirist  Search this
John Greenleaf Whittier: Male  Search this
John Greenleaf Whittier: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
John Greenleaf Whittier: Journalism and Media\Magazine editor  Search this
John Greenleaf Whittier: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe: Female  Search this
Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
Frederick Swarwout Cozzens: Male  Search this
George Dennison Prentice: Male  Search this
George Dennison Prentice: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
George Dennison Prentice: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher  Search this
George Dennison Prentice: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor  Search this
George Dennison Prentice: Literature\Writer\Biographer  Search this
Ralph Waldo Emerson: Male  Search this
Ralph Waldo Emerson: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Ralph Waldo Emerson: Literature\Writer\Essayist  Search this
Ralph Waldo Emerson: Society and Social Change\Transcendentalist  Search this
Edgar Allan Poe: Male  Search this
Edgar Allan Poe: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Edgar Allan Poe: Journalism and Media\Magazine editor  Search this
Edgar Allan Poe: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
Edgar Allan Poe: Literature\Literary critic  Search this
Emma Dorothy E Nevitte Southworth: Female  Search this
Emma Dorothy E Nevitte Southworth: Literature\Writer  Search this
Margaret Fuller: Female  Search this
Margaret Fuller: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor  Search this
Margaret Fuller: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher  Search this
Margaret Fuller: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Translator  Search this
Margaret Fuller: Literature\Writer\Essayist  Search this
Margaret Fuller: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Feminist  Search this
Margaret Fuller: Rulers and Aristocracy\Aristocrat\Marchioness  Search this
John Lothrop Motley: Male  Search this
John Lothrop Motley: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Historian  Search this
John Lothrop Motley: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
John Lothrop Motley: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister  Search this
John Lothrop Motley: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Linguist  Search this
John Lothrop Motley: Literature\Writer\Historical  Search this
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.: Male  Search this
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.: Medicine and Health\Physician  Search this
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\College  Search this
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.: Literature\Writer\Magazine article writer  Search this
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.: Literature\Writer\Essayist  Search this
James Fenimore Cooper: Male  Search this
James Fenimore Cooper: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer  Search this
James Fenimore Cooper: Literature\Writer\Magazine article writer  Search this
James Fenimore Cooper: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
James Fenimore Cooper: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Consul  Search this
Richard Henry Stoddard: Male  Search this
Richard Henry Stoddard: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Richard Henry Stoddard: Literature\Literary critic  Search this
George Wilkins Kendall: Male  Search this
George Wilkins Kendall: Literature\Writer  Search this
George Wilkins Kendall: Journalism and Media\Journalist  Search this
William Ellery Channing: Male  Search this
William Ellery Channing: Literature\Writer  Search this
William Ellery Channing: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Pastor  Search this
William Ellery Channing: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
William Hickling Prescott: Male  Search this
William Hickling Prescott: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Historian  Search this
William Hickling Prescott: Literature\Writer\Historical  Search this
Henry Ward Beecher: Male  Search this
Henry Ward Beecher: Literature\Writer  Search this
Henry Ward Beecher: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Pastor  Search this
Henry Ward Beecher: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
Nathaniel Parker Willis: Male  Search this
Nathaniel Parker Willis: Literature\Writer  Search this
Nathaniel Parker Willis: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Nathaniel Parker Willis: Journalism and Media\Journalist  Search this
Nathaniel Parker Willis: Literature\Writer\Playwright  Search this
William Cullen Bryant: Male  Search this
William Cullen Bryant: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
William Cullen Bryant: Journalism and Media\Journalist  Search this
William Cullen Bryant: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor  Search this
Nathaniel Hawthorne: Male  Search this
Nathaniel Hawthorne: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
Nathaniel Hawthorne: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Consul\US Consul  Search this
Washington Irving: Male  Search this
Washington Irving: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Washington Irving: Politics and Government\Diplomat  Search this
Washington Irving: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
Washington Irving: Literature\Writer\Historical  Search this
Catherine Maria Sedgwick: Female  Search this
Catherine Maria Sedgwick: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
Lydia Howard Huntley Sigourney: Female  Search this
Lydia Howard Huntley Sigourney: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Lydia Howard Huntley Sigourney: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher  Search this
Lydia Howard Huntley Sigourney: Literature\Writer\Magazine article writer  Search this
Lydia Howard Huntley Sigourney: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this
Lydia Howard Huntley Sigourney: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
George Bancroft: Male  Search this
George Bancroft: Literature\Writer  Search this
George Bancroft: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Secretary of the Navy  Search this
George Bancroft: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Historian  Search this
George Bancroft: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister  Search this
Bayard Taylor: Male  Search this
Bayard Taylor: Literature\Writer  Search this
Bayard Taylor: Politics and Government\Diplomat  Search this
Bayard Taylor: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University  Search this
Bayard Taylor: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Bayard Taylor: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher  Search this
Bayard Taylor: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor  Search this
Bayard Taylor: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
Bayard Taylor: Sports and Recreation\Traveler  Search this
George William Curtis: Male  Search this
George William Curtis: Literature\Writer  Search this
George William Curtis: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper  Search this
George William Curtis: Journalism and Media\Magazine editor  Search this
George William Curtis: Literature\Writer\Magazine article writer  Search this
George William Curtis: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\Chancellor  Search this
George William Curtis: Literature\Writer\Essayist  Search this
George William Curtis: Education and Scholarship\Orator  Search this
Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt: Female  Search this
Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor  Search this
Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt: Literature\Writer\Playwright  Search this
William Gilmore Simms: Male  Search this
William Gilmore Simms: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
Alice Cary: Female  Search this
Alice Cary: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Charles Fenno Hoffman: Male  Search this
Charles Fenno Hoffman: Literature\Writer  Search this
Charles Fenno Hoffman: Journalism and Media\Journalist  Search this
John Godfrey Saxe: Male  Search this
John Godfrey Saxe: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
John Godfrey Saxe: Literature\Writer\Humorist  Search this
Catherine Augusta Kirkland (Green): Female  Search this
John Ames Mitchell: Male  Search this
John Ames Mitchell: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
Charles Morris: Male  Search this
Frederick Goddard Tuckerman: Male  Search this
Frederick Goddard Tuckerman: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Philip Pendleton Cooke: Male  Search this
Philip Pendleton Cooke: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Amelia Ball Coppuck Welby: Female  Search this
Amelia Ball Coppuck Welby: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
William Davis Gallagher: Male  Search this
William Davis Gallagher: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Richard Henry Dana Sr.: Male  Search this
Richard Henry Dana Sr.: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Richard Henry Dana Sr.: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.76.90
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f5f1451c-e1d1-460f-a997-f10ccd13e663
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.76.90