Scarce oval matte-finish 4.5 x 5.5 formal bust portrait of the poet in his younger years, affixed to a 10 x 13 mount, signed on the mount in black ink, “Henry W. Longfellow, 1859.” Handsomely double-matted and framed to an overall size of 16.5 x 19.5. Scattered creases and spots of foxing to mount, otherwise fine condition. Longfellow had published his classic epic, ‘The Song of Hiawatha,’ just four years earlier in 1855. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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