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Big Blue Bottle Fly in the Web

Big Blue Bottle Fly in the Web
Artist
Edward Williams Clay, 19 Apr 1799 - 31 Dec 1857
Sitter
Daniel Webster, 18 Jan 1782 - 24 Oct 1852
James Watson Webb, 1802 - 1884
Horace Greeley, 3 Feb 1811 - 29 Nov 1872
Winfield Scott, 13 Jun 1786 - 29 May 1866
William Henry Seward, 16 May 1801 - 15 Oct 1872
Date
1852
Type
Print
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 35.5 x 47.9cm (14 x 18 7/8")
Topic
Nature & Environment\Plant
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
Winfield Scott: Male
Winfield Scott: Literature\Writer
Winfield Scott: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
Winfield Scott: Politics and Government\Public official
Winfield Scott: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
Winfield Scott: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\War of 1812
Winfield Scott: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Mexican War
Winfield Scott: Congressional Gold Medal
Horace Greeley: Male
Horace Greeley: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
Horace Greeley: Journalism and Media\Magazine publisher
Horace Greeley: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher
Horace Greeley: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper
Horace Greeley: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist
Daniel Webster: Male
Daniel Webster: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Daniel Webster: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Massachusetts
Daniel Webster: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State
Daniel Webster: Politics and Government\US Senator\Massachusetts
Daniel Webster: Politics and Government\US Congressman\New Hampshire
Daniel Webster: Education and Scholarship\Orator
James Watson Webb: Male
James Watson Webb: Politics and Government\Diplomat
James Watson Webb: Journalism and Media\Journalist
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Milton and Ingrid Rose
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.99.131
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view