Daniel Webster, White House Collection
This portrait of Daniel Webster was done by Bass Otis. Webster was a highly regarded orator and served as secretary of state under three different presidents (William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore). He also served in the House of Representatives and the Senate, representing New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Otis was a famous early American inventor and portrait artist who produced the first American lithograph in 1819.
- Artist
- Bass Otis
- Date of Work
- ca. 1830-1840
- Medium
- oil paint
- Type
- Portrait
- Credit
- White House Historical Association/White House Collection
