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Artist
Unidentified Artist
Attributed to
Charles LePage
Copy after
Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896 (Photographer)
Sitter
William Henry Seward, 16 May 1801 - 15 Oct 1872
Date
c. 1863
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Bois Durci (thermoset mixture of sawdust, blood, and albumen [egg-white]) and Bronze
Dimensions
11.4 x 1.9 cm (4 1/2 x 3/4")
Topic
Sculpture\Relief
Medallion
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
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
