Daniel Webster Statue (Concord)

Sketch of the Daniel Webster statue in front of the NH State House:

The two state seals represent, obviously, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.  Technically, it’s MA’s coat of arms, and I didn’t realize it was so intense!  The latin motto translates as, “WITH SWORD, SHE SEEKS QUIET PEACE UNDER LIBERTY.”  Looks more like quiet peace under sword to me!

It took a couple tries to get a good start on this statue. Here’s my first attempt, from a slightly different angle:

One response to “Daniel Webster Statue (Concord)”

  1. […] became captivated by these two images while reading up about Daniel Webster (after drawing his statue at the State House) […]

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