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Artist
Unidentified Artist
Copy after
Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896
Sitter
William Henry Seward, 16 May 1801 - 15 Oct 1872
Simon Cameron, 8 Mar 1799 - 25 Jun 1889
Salmon Portland Chase, 13 Jan 1808 - 7 May 1873
Gideon Welles, 1 Jul 1802 - 11 Feb 1878
Montgomery Blair, 10 May 1813 - 27 Jul 1883
Caleb Blood Smith, 16 Apr 1808 - 7 Jan 1864
Edward Bates, 4 Sep 1793 - 25 Mar 1869
Date
1861
Type
Print
Medium
Wood engraving on paper
Dimensions
Image: 53.9cm x 35.1cm (21 1/4" x 13 13/16")
Sheet: 56.2cm x 40.1cm (22 1/8" x 15 13/16")
Topic
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
William Henry Seward: Male
William Henry Seward: Politics and Government\US Senator\New York
William Henry Seward: Law and Crime\Lawyer
William Henry Seward: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
William Henry Seward: Politics and Government\Statesman
William Henry Seward: Politics and Government\Governor\New York
William Henry Seward: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State
William Henry Seward: Politics and Government\State Senator\New York
Caleb Blood Smith: Male
Caleb Blood Smith: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Caleb Blood Smith: Law and Crime\Judge
Caleb Blood Smith: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Interior
Caleb Blood Smith: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Indiana
Caleb Blood Smith: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Indiana
Montgomery Blair: Male
Montgomery Blair: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Montgomery Blair: Law and Crime\Judge
Montgomery Blair: Politics and Government\US Attorney
Montgomery Blair: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster\Postmaster General\US Postmaster General
Montgomery Blair: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor\St. Louis, MO
Edward Bates: Male
Edward Bates: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Edward Bates: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\US Attorney General
Edward Bates: Politics and Government\Statesman
Salmon Portland Chase: Male
Salmon Portland Chase: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Salmon Portland Chase: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
Salmon Portland Chase: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Treasury
Salmon Portland Chase: Politics and Government\Governor\Ohio
Salmon Portland Chase: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State
Salmon Portland Chase: Politics and Government\US Senator\Ohio
Salmon Portland Chase: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist
Salmon Portland Chase: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice\Chief Justice of US
Simon Cameron: Male
Simon Cameron: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
Simon Cameron: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher
Simon Cameron: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor
Simon Cameron: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Railroad
Simon Cameron: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister
Simon Cameron: Politics and Government\US Senator\Pennsylvania
Gideon Welles: Male
Gideon Welles: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Secretary of the Navy
Gideon Welles: Journalism and Media\Journalist
Gideon Welles: Journalism and Media\Editor
Gideon Welles: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Connecticut
Gideon Welles: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of John O'Brien
