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Source Description
Waist-length, three-quarters to the right portrait of William Henry Seward, with grayish-brown hair, wearing a black coat, white shirt and wide black bow tie.Secretary of State in Lincoln's Cabinet, Seward was the Senator from New York. Despite initial differences, Seward and Lincoln became close friends.John Chester Buttre is better known as an engraver and lithographer, especially of prominent nineteenth-century Americans.
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Document identity
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35649
label
William Henry Seward (1801-1872)
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object
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Source metadata
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35649
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object
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normalized
title
William Henry Seward (1801-1872)
description
Waist-length, three-quarters to the right portrait of William Henry Seward, with grayish-brown hair, wearing a black coat, white shirt and wide black bow tie.Secretary of State in Lincoln's Cabinet, Seward was the Senator from New York. Despite initial differences, Seward and Lincoln became close friends.John Chester Buttre is better known as an engraver and lithographer, especially of prominent nineteenth-century Americans.
provenance
Jacob A. Rosenfield, Chicago [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A.J. Fink, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A.J. Fink Foundation Inc., Baltimore, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1963, by gift.
date
1865
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CC0
language
en
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Miniatures
miniatures (paintings)
portraits
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3
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3
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.3
height
5.4
dimensionsRaw
H excluding frame: 3 1/4 x W: 2 1/8 in. (8.26 x 5.4 cm); Framed H: 5 1/2 x W: 4 3/8 in. (13.97 x 11.11 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Front right: J.C. Buttre. [Inscription] On reverse: W.H. Seward / Secretary of State / Lincoln Cabinet / 1860 / Painted in Ivory / by J.C. Buttre 1865
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watercolor on ivory
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32842
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EAN
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none
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photo
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photo
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photo
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