Marek 1800-1899, Daniel Webster, Old Man of the Mountain, White Mountains

“God almighty has hung out a sign…”

Daniel Webster's orating again... or IS he?!?! Drawn after attending Maggie Stier's talk "The Old Man of the Mountain: "Substance and Symbol" (NHHC-HTG catalog) hosted by the Antrim Historical Society. For more on the Old Man of the Mountain, visit NHStateParks.org or wikipedia...

Marek 1830s, 1850s, Daniel Webster, politics

Daniel Webster, Young & Old

After drawing his statue at the State House, I started reading up on Daniel Webster and became captivated by these two images:    Both these cartoon images come from original images made of Daniel Webster during his lifetime.  Young Daniel is drawn from a painting by Francis Alexander (1834 or 1835), which appears to be a rather touched-up romanticized version … Continue reading Daniel Webster, Young & Old