Painting
- Title:
- Daniel Webster
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 1949.001
- Creator:
- Chandler, Joseph G. (1813-1884)
Artist - Date:
- circa 1852
- Description:
- Portrait of Daniel Webster (1782-1852), by Joseph Goodhue Chandler (1813-1884), c. 1850. Oil on canvas. Half-length portrait of a man, facing right; eyes toward viewer. Sitter has black hair, receding in front and covers tops of ears, black eyebrows, and brown eyes. He is wearing a black coat with brass buttons, yellow waistcoat, white shirt with turn-down corners, and white tied cravat. Signed lower left: "J G Chandler". Unframed.
- Material:
- Textile
Canvas - Dimensions:
- H-36 W-29 inches
- Provenance:
- Purchased by Society Director Elmer Munson Hunt from Harry Stone, a New York antiques dealer.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Webster, Daniel, Portrait paintings, Portrait prints, Senators (N.H.), Lawyers, Statesmen
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