Original 1875 Print of James Russell Lowell

Massachusetts: F. E. Wright. 1875. Single Print Mounted on Card Stock

Size: Image 4 By 6 Inches Overall 8 By 10 Inches.

Condition: This very scarce image has light edge wear. Light soiling and rubbing to photograph and mounting board. See Photo


COMMENTS: A Print of James Russell Lowell, drawn by F. E. Wright, photographed by Clark Photographers, and sold as one in a series of six. The reverse of the mounting board reads: "Six American Poets: 1. Holmes 2. Bryant 3. Whittier 4. Longfellow 5. Emerson 6. Lowell. No. 6 -Copyrighted by F. E. Wright, 1875- Clark, Photographer" The bottom of the mounting board at the lower edge reads written in pencil- "From a Crayon by" and then written in ink is "F. E. Wright Nov 18th, 1875" I think this is signed by Wright as to the style and form of the signature and by other signed painting I have seen and compared it to. "James Russell Lowell (February 22, 1819, to August 12, 1891) was an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat. He is associated with the Fireside Poets, a group of New England writers who were among the first American poets who rivaled the popularity of British poets. These poets usually used conventional forms and meters in their poetry, making them suitable for families entertaining at their fireside."

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