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Artist
Chester Harding, 1 Sep 1792 - 10 Apr 1866
Sitter
Daniel Webster, 18 Jan 1782 - 24 Oct 1852
Date
c. 1828
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
92cm x 71.5cm (36 1/4" x 28 1/8"), Accurate
Topic
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair\Armchair
Daniel Webster: Male
Daniel Webster: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer
Daniel Webster: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Massachusetts
Daniel Webster: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State
Daniel Webster: Politics and Government\US Senator\Massachusetts
Daniel Webster: Politics and Government\US Congressman\New Hampshire
Daniel Webster: Education and Scholarship\Orator
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mrs. Gerard B. Lambert
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.67.59
Provenance
(Vose Galleries, Boston); purchased December 23, 1930 by Gerard B. Lambert; Mrs. Gerard B. Lambert, Princeton, New Jersey; gift 1967 to NPG [ as by J.W. Jarvis]
