Painting
- Title:
- Daniel Webster
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 1924.007
- Creator:
- Wood, Joseph (1778-1830)
Artist - Place of Origin:
- Washington, DC
- Date:
- 1824
- Description:
- Portrait of Daniel Webster (1782-1852), by Joseph Wood (1778-1830), 1824. Watercolor on paper. Half-length portrait of Daniel Webster as a young man. Sitter has dark hair combed back from forehead, dark eyes, and heavy eyebrows. He is wearing a white cravat, white shirt and vest, and black coat with shawl collar. His right arm over back of chair; hand showing with 4 fingers. Shaded light to dark background. Signed in lower left corner: "Painted by / J Wood / 1824". Pencil inscription on reverse, upper left: "B.R. #1401. / OW. / $50". Molded wood and plaster frame painted black, glazed. Label at top: "Daniel Webster Joseph Wood 1824".
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-8.5 W-6.5 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Webster, Daniel, Politicians, Politics & government, Senators (U.S.), Lawyers
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