Maria Theresa Gold Appleton by Gilbert Stuart, 1806
Three-quarter-length portrait of young woman in white dress and blue shawl
This portrait was painted around June 1806, two months after Maria Theresa Gold’s marriage to Nathan Appleton. At the time of Nathan Appleton's death in 1861, the portrait passed to his son-in-law Henry Longfellow, who, in turn, passed it to his children.
This portrait was painted around June 1806, two months after Maria Theresa Gold’s marriage to Nathan Appleton. At the time of Nathan Appleton's death in 1861, the portrait passed to his son-in-law Henry Longfellow, who, in turn, passed it to his children.
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Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Code: LONG
Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Latitude: 42.3769989013672, Longitude: -71.1264038085938
This image was captured during the WASO funded Digital Imaging Project aimed at increasing access to NPS collections through digital photography. http://www.nps.gov/hfc/products/cons/museum-mgmt.htm
Frank Ruggles
Organization: Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site Address: 105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138