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Black-and-white lithograph of a crowded Senate chamber, a speaker at a central rostrum beneath a carved eagle, with men seated at desks and spectators in galleries.

Daniel Webster Addressing the United States Senate

A crowded black-and-white lithograph of a large legislative chamber with a coffered arched ceiling. Dozens of dark-suited men sit at desks in the foreground, while a speaker stands at a central rostrum before a draped curtain beneath a carved eagle. Spectators fill the galleries above.

Artist
Eliphalet M. Brown
Date
1860
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
4000 × 3259 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1860).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery

Español: Daniel Webster dirigiéndose al Senado de Estados Unidos

Litografía en blanco y negro de una amplia cámara legislativa con techo abovedado de casetones. Decenas de hombres con traje oscuro se sientan en escritorios en primer plano, mientras un orador de pie habla desde una tribuna central frente a una cortina drapeada bajo un águila tallada. Los espectadores llenan las galerías superiores.

Português: Daniel Webster discursando no Senado dos Estados Unidos

Litografia em preto e branco de uma ampla câmara legislativa com teto abobadado de caixotões. Dezenas de homens de terno escuro sentam-se em mesas no primeiro plano, enquanto um orador de pé fala de uma tribuna central diante de uma cortina drapeada sob uma águia entalhada. Espectadores lotam as galerias superiores.

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