Painting
- Title:
- Daniel Webster
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 1961.048.03
- Creator:
- Healy, G. P. A. (1813-1894)
Artist - Date:
- 1854
- Description:
- Portrait of Daniel Webster (1782-1852), by G. P. A. Healy (1813-1894), 1854. Oil on canvas on aluminum. Bust-length portrait of a man, facing slightly left. Sitter has thinning black hair, black eyebrows, and brown eyes. He is wearing a black coat and waistcoat, white shirt with fold-down collar, and white tied cravat. A black ribbon hangs diagonally across sitter's chest. Green background with yellows and browns. Unsigned. Brass nameplate on frame: "Daniel Webster / G.P.A. Healy". Gilded gesso over wood frame, rope and leaf design.
- Material:
- Textile
Canvas
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-29.25 W-24.5 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Webster, Daniel, Senators (U.S.), Politicians, Statesmen, Portrait paintings, Portraits, Lawyers
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