1. Creator/Author:
  2. R. Van Dien (2)

Daniel Webster Addressing the United States Senate

Creator:
R. Van Dien
Location:
New York
Origin Date:
1856
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 23 in x 31 in
Item ID:
71.2009.081.1012
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Fine Art

Description

This print shows Senator Daniel Webster speaking in the Old Senate Chamber about the Compromise of 1850; his Seventh of March speech. At lower right, Daniel Webster stands and raises his right hand in addressing the Senate. Each member of 1850 is carefully depicted, including Stephen Douglas (to the right of Webster), John C. Calhoun, Vice President Millard Fillmore (presiding at center), Secretary of the Senate Asbury Dickens (below Fillmore), and Jefferson Davis. Henry Clay is depicted behind Webster's upraised hand. The visitors' galleries above are full of men and women. The coffered, domed ceiling arches over a portrait of George Washington hung above the eagle and shield above the Vice President." The title of the print is printed in the margin below the image. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum