Lithograph
- Title:
- Daniel Webster
- Object Name:
- Lithograph
- Object ID:
- 1928.006.03
- Creator:
- Whipple, John A. (1822-1891)
Photographer ; Tappan & BradfordLithographer - Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- circa 1852
- Description:
- Portrait of Daniel Webster (1782-1852), printed by Tappan & Bradford (1849-1854), after a daguerreotype by John A. Whipple (1822-1891), c. 1852. Ink on paper on paper. Half-length oval portrait of Daniel Webster, facing slightly right; eyes toward viewer. Webster has receding dark hair and dark eyebrows; wearing a double-breasted coat, black waistcoat, black trousers, white shirt with high collar, and black stock. Facsimile signature lower center "Danl Webster". Surrounded by thin gold double border and floral wreath; banner upper center; "I STILL LIVE" with a star above it. Paper label with ink inscription on frame backing board: "Donated / To The New Hampshire Historical Society / By Grace Fletcher Kelley Boston. / August 1928". Carved wood frame painted black with gilded interior; foliate scrolls and cartouches; glazed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-23 W-18.1 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Grace Fletcher Kelley
- Subjects:
- Mourning, Mourning works
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