Daniel Webster.

PrinterPrinted by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Elijah Chapman Kellogg American, 1811 - 1881

PublisherPublished by Horace Thayer & Co. American, 1852

Date1852-1853

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 7/8 x 8 1/2in. (30.2 x 21.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 10in. (35.6 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionHalf-length portrait of a man wearing a coat, shirt, and tie. He stands in front of a low wall supporting a column. Drapery decorated with paisley and star motifs are above his head. A large building with a dome, possibly the United States Capitol, is visible in the distance.

Object number1985.151.4

InscribedOn recto: Lithographed title beneath image: "DANIEL WEBSTER. / Born January 18, 1782--Died October 24 1852. / Aged 70 years."
On verso: Inscribed in pencil, lower right: "consv 1987 CPC" "Dwr 6". Accession number inscribed in pencil, lower right.

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