If I were to go round the world again, or to make an extended journey anywhere on its surface, I should always prefer to visit localities that would be new to me, rather than follow routes I had traveled before.
Anna Wharton Seward Portrait by Emanuel Leutze
c. 1867
Oil on canvas portrait of Anna Wharton Seward, wife of Frederick Seward and daughter-in-law of Secretary Seward. Mounted in an ornate gilt frame. A 3/4 length figure in white, brocaded satin dress holding the Japanese delegation fan. Gifted to Ana from William Henry Seward to commemerate her great hostess skills in Washington D.C.