ORIGINAL SIGNED ENGRAVED PORTRAIT OF LONGFELLOW
by [LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth] MARSHALL, William Edgar
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Some areas of very light foxing but Very Good overall and quite uncommon
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: George Barrie, 1881. Document. Some areas of very light foxing but Very Good overall and quite uncommon. Original, large engraved portrait of Longfellow surrounded by vignette scenes from his best-loved poems (Hiawatha, Blacksmith, Hesperus, Revere, etc.), with plenty of room for all as the engraving measures @ 21" x 30" and is on its original 25-1/4" x 34" stretcher set in a white wooden frame without glass that measures 29-1/2" x 38-1/4." SIGNED "Henry W. Longfellow" in pencil at the lower center and in pencil by Marshall in the lower right corner.
William Edgar Marshall began his life in art as an engraver of watch-cases, graduated to vignette work for the American Bank Note Company, and studied painting in Europe in 1863-65. He returned to America in the latter year, when he painted and engraved a portrait of the late President Lincoln. In 1866 he opened a studio in New York, where he painted and engraved portraits of many distinguished 19th-century Americans for the next forty years.
William Edgar Marshall began his life in art as an engraver of watch-cases, graduated to vignette work for the American Bank Note Company, and studied painting in Europe in 1863-65. He returned to America in the latter year, when he painted and engraved a portrait of the late President Lincoln. In 1866 he opened a studio in New York, where he painted and engraved portraits of many distinguished 19th-century Americans for the next forty years.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017715
- Title
- ORIGINAL SIGNED ENGRAVED PORTRAIT OF LONGFELLOW
- Author
- [LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth] MARSHALL, William Edgar
- Format/Binding
- Document
- Book Condition
- Used - Some areas of very light foxing but Very Good overall and quite uncommon
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George Barrie
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1881
- Keywords
- Signed, Rare, Poetry, Henry W. Longfellow, 19th Century Literature, 19th Century American Literature, Signed Portraits
- Bookseller catalogs
- 19th Century American Literature; 19th Century Literature;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
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About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).