Daniel Webster
Medium
Graphic Arts-Print
Classification
Graphic Arts-Print
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Olin Dows
Accession Number
1979.136.137
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
statesmanbust
About the Artist
Francis Scott King · 1850–1913
**Francis Scott King (1850–1913) was an American engraver, printmaker, and painter known for his intricate bookplates and wood engravings, as well as works in oil depicting figures, genre scenes, and still lifes.** Born in Auburn, Maine, he spent much of his career working in New York before his death in Newark, New Jersey. King specialized in detailed printmaking techniques, producing finely cra...