The 1903 caption reads: ""Evangeline from painting by Douglas."" Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie, is an epic poem by the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Evangeline was an Acadian girl and the story tells of her search for her lost love named Gabriel. It is set in the time of the Expulsion of the Acadians. The expulsion was the forced removal of the Acadian people by the British during the French and Indian War (1755-1764). They were removed from the Canadian Maritime Provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and part of Maine. It was written in English and published in 1847. Here, Evangeline is shown tending cows. Edwin James Douglas (died 1914) was a Scottish animal and portrait painter.
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The 1903 caption reads: ""Evangeline from painting by Douglas."" Evangeline, a Tale of Acadie, is an epic poem by the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Evangeline was an Acadian girl and the story tells of her search for her lost love named Gabriel. It is set in the time of the Expulsion of the Acadians. The expulsion was the forced removal of the Acadian people by the British during the French and Indian War (1755-1764). They were removed from the Canadian Maritime Provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and part of Maine. It was written in English and published in 1847. Here, Evangeline is shown tending cows. Edwin James Douglas (died 1914) was a Scottish animal and portrait painter.

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Evangeline Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Edwin douglas Scottish painter artist Longfellow Expulsion of Acadians Acadie Tale Gabriel French Indian War girl cows pitcher 18th century

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