Engraving

Title:

The Last Days of Webster at Marshfield

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

2011.037

Creator:

Ames, Joseph (1816-1872); Mottram, Charles (1817-1876); Smith Parmelee

Place of Origin:

London, England

Date:

1858

Description:

Engraving, The Last Days of Webster at Marshfield, engraved by Charles Mottram (1817-1876) after a painting by Joseph Ames (1816-1872), published by Smith Parmelee, New York. Depicts Daniel Webster (1782-1852) on his deathbed, dressed in white and bathed with light from a window at left. He is surrounded by men, women, and children. Group of men surround his bed; women are seated around the room; one woman, at left, wearing white cap holds hand to head. Imprinted below image, center: "PUBLISHED BY SMITH PARMELEE, 59, BEEKMAN STRT. NEW YORK / THE LAST DAYS OF WEBSTER AT MARSHFIELD. / To the Family and Friends of the late Daniel Webster, this Plate, representing a scene during his last days at Marshfield, is most respectfully dedicated by the Publishers. / Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1858 by Smith Parmelee in the Clerks Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York." Lower left, just below image: "PAINTED BY JOSEPH AMES." Lower right, just below image: "ENGRAVED BY C. MOTTRAM." Lower left: "Printed by McQueen / London". Engraved view of Webster's home below image, center, identified as "MARSHFIELD". Plate impression.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-33.5 W-44 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Clarence Wolf

People:

Webster, Daniel (1782-1852)

Subjects:

Deathbeds, Webster, Daniel