Engraving
- Title:
- The Last Days of Webster at Marshfield
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 2012.044.03
- Creator:
- Ames, Joseph (1816-1872); Mottram, Charles (1817-1876); Smith Parmelee
- Place of Origin:
- London, England
- Date:
- 1858
- Description:
- Engraving, partial pull, "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; printed by W. H. McQueen, London. 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. Engraved lines and stippling are incomplete. No printed text. Unsigned. Plate impression.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-34 W-42.5 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Clarence Wolf
- People:
- Webster, Daniel (1782-1852)
- Subjects:
- Webster, Daniel, Deathbeds
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