DAGUERREIAN UNKNOWN, possibly MATHEW BRADY (1823-1896), EDWARD ANTHONY or JESSE H. WHITEHURST

Portrait of Daniel Webster

Details

DAGUERREIAN UNKNOWN, possibly MATHEW BRADY (1823-1896), EDWARD ANTHONY or JESSE H. WHITEHURST
Portrait of Daniel Webster
Quarter-plate daguerreotype. Circa 1850. Brass mat. Velvet case lining stamped Brady's Gallery 205 & 207 Broadway, New York. With a typewritten note stating Probably the last picture of Daniel Webster, presented by Miss Helen Jerome. Contained in a leather Brady Gallery case.

Provenance

Miss Helen Jerome;
to the Museum of Connecticut History, 15 October 1937;
by deaccession, 1997;
anonymous sale, Sotheby's, New York, 8 October 1997, lot 34.

Lot Essay

Webster's attire in this portrait bears a strong resemblance to the suit worn in a portrait attributed to Brady, Anthony or the Whitehurst studio (see: Facing the Light, cat. 78, p. 214 and cat. note 78, p. 354) now in the collection of the Chicago Historical Society.