Engraving

Title:

William H. Seward

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

2010.501.0945

Creator:

Chappel, Alonzo (1828-1887); Johnson, Fry & Co. Publishers

Place of Origin:

New York City, NY

Description:

Engraving. Portrait of William H. Seward (1801-1872). Engraved by Alonzo Chappel (1828-1887). Published by Johnson, Fry & Company Publishers, New York. From Evert A. Duyckinck, National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans: Including Orators, Statesmen, Naval and Military Heroes, Jurists, Authors, Etc... Vol. II. (New York: Johnson, Fry & Company, 1862). facing page 280. Steel engraving printed on paper. Full- length engraving of seated man facing right, light-colored hair combed down on sides and across forehead, short sideburns, clean-shaven; wearing long dark coat with wide collar and lapels, dark vest, light shirt with turned-up collar and large dark bowtie, long dark pants and dark boots. A small section of shirt sleeve extends beyond his left cuff He is seated in an upholstered chair with varnished legs and chair-back rails. Floral decoration in upholstery. Seated beside table with turned tapered legs with casters. His left arm and hand are resting on table top on light document. His right hand is holding up a corner of the document. There is a dark inset table top material. Behind his left hand is an inkwell with two pens sticking out of it. Five or six bound volumes on the table that are stacked and scattered across table. Bundle of loose documents and an edge of another stack of documents. In front of him is a rectangular footstool with thick padded upholstered top and four carved varnished legs. Scattered about him on the floor are sheets of paper and envelopes. On top of footstool is a small book or document folder. Behind him is a flat wall with wide baseboard, horizontal design behind him, portion of rectangular molding with clipped corners. To the right of that is a corner of a wall with wide baseboard, two or three element chair rail, plinth and portions of two architectural columns with turned bases. Some draped textiles around columns and behind the rear one. All of this is set in an upright rectangular format. "William H. Seward" facsimile signature below image. Below that in italics: "Likeness from the latest Photograph from life. / Johnson, Fry & Co. Publishers, New York. / Entered according to act of Congress A. D. 1862 by Johnson, Fry & Co. in the clerks office of the district court for the southern district of N. Y." On the left below image is "Painted by" and on the right just below image is: "Alonzo Chappel."

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-10.9 W-8.25 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Seward, William H. (1801-1872), Chappel, Alonzo (1828-1887)

Subjects:

Seward, William H.