Paul Revere's Ride
poet
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
(Portland, Maine, 1807 - 1882, Cambridge, Massachusetts)
contributor
James Thomas Fields
(Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1817 - 1881, Boston)
Date1860
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
MediumInk on paper
Dimensions22.2 x 18.3 cm (8 3/4 x 7 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsManuscripts
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.005208
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryHenry Wadsworth Longfellow published one of his best known poems “Paul Revere’s Ride” in January 1861. This handwritten manuscript was used for the printings in the Boston Evening Transcript and The Atlantic Monthly, and the edits show the painstaking craftsmanship of the celebrated poet.
Id719784
Last Updated8/9/24
Other NumberU3s357
EmbARK ObjectID31130
Source ID14708
Mary Wadsworth Collins-Houghton
23 January 1918