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seven gentlemen in dark suits situated throughout a room draped with two U.S. flags and a Russian flag in upper left. There are maps hanging in the background and a large world globe in the center of the room with a gentleman standing and pointing to NW Canada and Alaska. Men present in painting are Sec. William Henry. Seward (seated, with map on knee); Mr. Chew, chief clerk with the engrossed copy; Mr. Hunter and Mr. Bodisco comparing the English and French copies; Edward deStoeckl, Representative from

"Signing of the Alaska Treaty" by Emanuel Leutze

c. 1867

A gift to Seward from his friend Peter Cooper. This American painting depicts the scene in Seward’s office on March 30, 1867 as he and Eduard de Stoeckl of Russia negotiate the purchase of the Alaskan Territory. The men present in painting are Sec. William Henry. Seward (seated, with map on knee); Mr. Chew, chief clerk with the engrossed copy; Mr. Hunter and Mr. Bodisco comparing the English and French copies; Edward deStoeckl, Representative from Russia; Senator Charles Sumner, Chairman of the foreign Relations Committee; Frederick W. Seward, Assistant Secretary of State. 

Frame size 56" x 75 7/8" x 4".

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