Lithograph

Title:

Hon. Daniel Webster

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

2016.047.03

Creator:

Currier, Nathaniel (1813-1888)

Place of Origin:

New York, NY

Date:

circa 1852

Description:

Lithograph of Daniel Webster (1782-1852), by Nathaniel Currier (1813-1888), c. 1852. Ink on paper, hand colored. Vertical rectrangle. Half-length portrait of Webster in dark blue coat, facing left, seated in green upholstered armchair; table with papers and books on left; brown drapery in background. Printed in bottom margin: "LITH. PUB. BY N. CURRIER 152 NASSAU ST. COR. OF SPRUCE N.Y. / AGED 70 YEARS. / BORN JANY. 18TH. 1782. HON. DANIEL WEBSTER. DIED OCT. 24TH. 1852. / THE DAYS OF OUR YEARS ARE THREE SCORE AND TEN. / 'On the 24th of October, all that is mortal of Daniel Webster will be no more.' 'Heavenly Father, forgive my sins, and receive me to thyself, through Christ Jesus.' / 130." In period mahogany veneered pine frame.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-14 W-10 inches

Provenance:

Acquired by the donor in the 1980s.

Credit Line:

Gift of Robert G. Huckins

People:

Webster, Daniel (1782-1852)

Subjects:

Webster, Daniel