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Only one image of Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe has been authenticated: a watercolor portrait painted several hours after her death. The disease and eventual death of his wife had a substantial effect on Edgar Allan Poe, who became despondent and turned to alcohol to cope.
Here at the Poe Museum we have a print of the deathbed portrait of Virginia Clemm Poe, wife and cousin of Edgar Allan Poe. Her portrait was completed mere hours after her death at the age of 24 from tuberculosis, and for many years this was regarded as the only indisputable image of Virginia in existence (since then, another portrait has been ...
Jul 28, 2011 · The portrait was evidently given to Virginia's mother, Maria Clemm, and remained in her possession until her death in Baltimore in 1871. The portrait then passed to the Baltimore branch of the Poe family, headed by Edgar's cousin Judge Neilson Poe (1809-1884).
Jun 26, 2023 · Edgar Allan Poe’s relationship with his only wife, Virginia Clemm Poe, is as mysterious as it is troubling to our modern eyes. Even 214 years after his death, it is difficult to wrap our minds around the fact that Poe married his 14-year-old first cousin.
Jan 30, 2010 · January 30, 2010. Death of Virginia Clemm Poe. It's no secret that Edgar Poe married his 13-year old first-cousin, Virginia Clemm. The pairing was not particularly unusual for the time period, though her age was a little on the young side (tradition aimed for the woman to be closer to age 15 or so).
Our first object is the death portrait of Virginia Clemm Poe, wife of Edgar Allan Poe. In 1842, Virginia Clemm Poe contracted tuberculosis, said to have been discovered while singing at the piano before her husband and mother Maria.
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This is the picture of Poe's wife and cousin, Virginia, that everyone recognizes. The problem with this picture is that it was painted after she was dead! Known as the "death portrait", the painting is unsigned and the identity of the artist has never been firmly established.
