Oval portrait of William H. Seward by Whitehurst [salt print] [1858 ca.] | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

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Object Details

GLC#: GLC05111.01.0308-View header record
Type: Images
Date: 1858 ca.
Author/Creator: Whitehurst, fl. 1858
Title: Oval portrait of William H. Seward by Whitehurst [salt print] [1858 ca.]
Place Written: s.l.
Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 13.3 cm, Width: 19.1 cm

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Summary of Content

Shows a slightly younger and less "craggy" Seward than people are used to. There is some loss of image (esp. in the hair) from artist's halo effect.

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Whitehurst, fl. 1858 Oval portrait of William H. Seward by Whitehurst [salt print] [1858 ca.]