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Cayambe
1858
S-91
Oil on canvas
Artist/Maker: Frederic Edwin Church

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William Henry Seward (1801-1872)

William Henry Seward (1801-1872)
Title
William Henry Seward (1801-1872)
Date 
1857
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Chauncey Bradley Ives
Related People 
Related Person: William Henry Seward
Medium 
Painted plaster
Dimensions 
Overall: 29 1/2 x 15 3/8 x 10 1/2 in. ( 74.9 x 39.1 x 26.7 cm )
Description 
Portrait bust.
Credit Line 
Gift of Mr. Charles A. Stetson
Object Number 
1861.6
Marks 
signed: at PR side of back: "C. B. Ives. 1857"
Gallery Label 
Seward began his law practice in Auburn, N.Y.; this practice, however, was secondary to his interest