Item 18707 - Stephen Longfellow IV, Portland, ca. 1801

Item 18707 - Stephen Longfellow IV, Portland, ca. 1801
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Item 18707
Stephen Longfellow IV, Portland, ca. 1801
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Stephen Longfellow IV (1776-1849), a Portland lawyer, had his miniature painted about 1801, when he was betrothed to Elizabeth Wadsworth (1779-1802). After her death, he married her sister, Zilpah Wadsworth. Among his children was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the noted poet.

The miniature is attributed to John Roberts.

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