Illustration for Longfellow's Evangeline
Illustration for Longfellow's Evangeline

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Illustration for Longfellow's Evangeline

Felix Octavious Carr Darley, American, 1822–1888
x1944-20

Information

Title
Illustration for Longfellow's Evangeline
Maker
Felix Octavious Carr Darley
Medium
Graphite
Dimensions
35.2 x 37.7 cm (13 7/8 x 14 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Frank Jewett Mather Jr.
Object Number
x1944-20
Inscription
in graphite, lower left: "Merrily whirled the wheels of the dizzying dances" in graphite, lower right: Longfellow's "Evangeline"
Culture
American
Type
drawings
Materials
graphite, cardboard
Subject
children (people by age group), dancing (activity), dancers, trees, men, illustrations, figures (representations), women

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