Daniel Webster

This mid-19th century portrait of U.S. Senator and Secretary of State Daniel Webster is by George Peter Alexander Healy, sometimes known as G. P. A. Healy. Healy was a prolific portrait artist. He has nine works in the White House Collection, including portraits of presidents Abraham Lincoln, John Quincy Adams, James K. Polk, Franklin Pierce, John Tyler, and Martin Van Buren. 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.