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Bust-length portrait of Daniel webster with his left shoulder turned away from the viewer. Etching depicts Webster with short, dark wavy hair and wearing a dark coat, vest with a white shirt and scarf. Frame: 1 1/2 inches, wooden frame.
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Printed beneath print: ""Painted by R.M. Staigg: Eng. by J. Cheney & R.W. Dodson.""
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Staigg, Richard (Painter)
Cheney, J. (Engraver)
Dodson, R. W. (Engraver)
USA, Boston
12.75 x 10.625 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.411
New York state (United States)
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