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.
Cornelia Seward Canfield Portrait by John Peter Frankenstein
c. 1830-1835
Oil portrait on canvas of Cornelia Seward Canfield (1805-1839) sister to Sec. William Henry Seward. Painted by German Artist John Peter Frankenstein, John Peter Frankenstein (1816-1881) was a mostly self-taught portrait painter. He quickly became a famous portrait painter and sculptor and worked mostly in Cincinnati, Philadelphia, and New York.