Daniel Webster
Print
1850 (printed)
1850 (printed)
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Lithograph depicting the politician Daniel Webster (b. 1782), a prominent conservative Whig in the run up to the American Civil War. Lettered with lithographer's, printer's and photographer's names, the name of the sitter and the date. The portrait is accompanied by a two page biography of the sitter.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lithograph |
| Brief description | Lithograph by Francis D'Avignon, after a daguerreotype by Mathew Brady, depicting the Massachusetts Whig Senator Daniel Webster, from a series entitled 'The Gallery of Illustrious Americans'. New York, 1850. |
| Physical description | Lithograph depicting the politician Daniel Webster (b. 1782), a prominent conservative Whig in the run up to the American Civil War. Lettered with lithographer's, printer's and photographer's names, the name of the sitter and the date. The portrait is accompanied by a two page biography of the sitter. |
| Credit line | Forster Bequest |
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| Accession number | F.142:13 |
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| Record created | June 20, 2013 |
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