Painting
- Title:
- Ebenezer Webster
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 1947.004.01
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Date:
- circa 1880
- Description:
- Portrait of Ebenezer Webster (1739-1806), unknown artist, c. 1880. Oil on canvas on aluminum. Half-length portrait of a man, facing slightly right. Sitter has medium-length brown hair tucked behind ears; brown eyes. He is wearing a black coat and waistcoat, white shirt with high collar, and white cravat tied in a bow. "Clarke's Commentary" on green tablecloth right background; book has brown cover and gilding on spine. Brown background. Unsigned. Inscription (no longer visible) scratched on frame reverse: "Mason". Wood frame with interior and exterior gilding, mahogany cove.
- Material:
- Textile
Canvas
Aluminum - Dimensions:
- H-30.125 W-25.125 inches
- Provenance:
- Mr. Forbes was distantly related to the Websters. Robert W. Upton, trustee, obtained the portraits for the Society through Bessie J. Havord.
Ebenezer Webster was the father of Daniel Webster. Pioneer, soldier, statesman, judge. Born April 22, 1739 in East Kingston, NH. Married (1) Mehitable Smith, 1761; (2) Abigail Eastman, 1774. Captain in Rogers Rangers and Revolutionary War; kept title after he became Colonel in militia.Went to Salisbury with first settlers, 1760. Held town and state offices, House of Representatives and Senate. Became Judge of Court of Common Pleas for Hillsborough County in 1791, held office until death in 1806, age 67. Portrait probably painted at this time. - Credit Line:
- New Hampshire historical Society Purchase
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