Portraits Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
PA.146 |
Title |
Daniel Webster |
Artist |
Harding, Chester, 1792-1866 |
Date |
n.d. |
Description |
Daniel Webster (1782-1852) was a graduate of Dartmouth College in 1801. He was a member of Congress from New Hampshire 1813-17, and from Masschusetts, 1823-27. He was a United States Senator from Massachusetts 1827-41 and 1845-50, and Secretary of State 1841-43 and 1850-52. Portrait. Seated adult male subject in Colonial dress, bust length view, facing left in full profile. |
Object Name |
Painting |
Medium |
Oil Paint |
Material |
Canvas |
Dimensions |
H-76.2 W-63.5 cm |
Credit line |
Gift of William H. King |
Provenance |
2002, December 20 - Gift of William H. King Painting was inherited by William King in 1972 from his father, John Lord King. |
Collection |
Painting |
People |
King, William Harding Harding, Chester, 1792-1866 Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 |
Notes |
"this portrait is finely painted and is a very good example of the style of portraits the artist is best known for." (01/26/03 Carol Arieff & Associates) |