JAMES R. LOWELL - ENGRAVING SIGNED 03/25/1857 - HFSID 166010
Price: $800.00
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL
His engraved portrait, signed in 1857, the year he became the first editor of
The Atlantic Monthly
Engraving signed: "J.R. Lowell". Sepia, 7¼x10¼ overall, image 4¾x6¼
(one surface). Dated "25th March, 1857" in his hand. The works of
James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) include poetry (Commemoration
Ode, Under the Willows, Three Memorial Poems) and prose
(Fireside Travels, Among My Books, Political Essays).
Lowell, who wrote in conventional rhyme and meter, was considered one of the
"Fireside Poets", whose works were popular for family reading. Lowell, who
succeeded to Longfellow's chair at Harvard (1855-1876), was also the first
editor of the Atlantic Monthly (1857). Lowell was U.S. Minister to Spain
(1877-1880) and Great Britain (1880-1885), employing his legal, literary and
linguistic talents to good effect in both posts. Lowell was, of course, a member
of the venerable Lowell family, of whom it was said in Boston that "the
Cabots speak only to Lowells, and the Lowells speak only to God." Slightly
foxed. Fine condition.
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