# Wesley Webber

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{{Short description|American landscape and marine painter (1841–1914)}}
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'''Wesley Elbridge Webber''' (1841 – November 4, 1914) was an American painter known for his marine scenes and landscapes, mainly those of the [New England](/source/New_England) coast. He was a veteran of the [American Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War). His work is held in several major American institutions, including the [Brooklyn Museum](/source/Brooklyn_Museum) and the [Peabody Essex Museum](/source/Peabody_Essex_Museum).

== Early life and Civil War service ==
Webber was born in [Gardiner, Maine](/source/Gardiner%2C_Maine). While some sources cite his birth year as 1839,<ref name="WhiteMountain">{{cite web |title=Wesley Webber (1839-1914) |url=https://www.whitemountainart.com/about-3/artists/wesley-webber-1839-1914/ |website=White Mountain Art & Artists |access-date=May 7, 2026}}</ref> most records and museum entries indicate 1841.<ref name="Jinishian">{{cite web |title=Wesley Webber (1841-1914) |url=https://www.jrusselljinishiangallery.com/wesley-webber |website=J. Russell Jinishian Gallery |access-date=May 7, 2026}}</ref><ref name="Campbell1985_p199">{{cite book |last=Campbell |first=Catherine H. |title=New Hampshire Scenery: Its Artists and Their Landscapes |publisher=New Hampshire Historical Society |year=1985 |isbn=978-0914659129 |page=199 |url=https://dn721704.ca.archive.org/0/items/newhampshirescen00slsn/newhampshirescen00slsn.pdf#page=395}}</ref><ref name="Fielding">{{cite book |last=Fielding |first=Mantle |editor-last=Opitz |editor-first=Glenn B. |title=Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers |publisher=Apollo Books |year=1986 |isbn=978-0938290049 |page=1006 |location=Poughkeepsie, N.Y.}}</ref><ref name="Benezit2006">{{cite book |title=Benezit Dictionary of Artists |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-19-977378-7 |url=https://www.oxfordartonline.com/benezit/view/10.1093/benz/9780199773787.001.0001/acref-9780199773787-e-00195096 |chapter=Webber, Wesley}}</ref>

During the [American Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War), Webber served in the [16th Maine Volunteer Infantry](/source/16th_Maine_Infantry_Regiment). He was present at the surrender of [Robert E. Lee](/source/Robert_E._Lee) at [Appomattox Court House](/source/Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House) in 1865. His career was established by his Civil War scenes,<ref name="Fielding" /><ref name="Benezit2006" /> which brought him early recognition. His sketches from the surrender and his illustrations from the Civil War were shown at the [Boston Art Club](/source/Boston_Art_Club). His work was also published in ''[Harper's Weekly](/source/Harper's_Weekly)'' and [John Henry Bufford](/source/John_Henry_Bufford) produced a [lithograph](/source/lithograph) from his civil war scenes.<ref name="Jinishian" />

== Career ==
Webber was discharged from service in 1865, and he worked as a carriage painter in [Gardiner](/source/Gardiner%2C_Maine).<ref name="Jinishian" />

In 1890, Webber was exhibited at the [National Academy of Design](/source/National_Academy_of_Design).<ref name="Campbell1985_p199"/>
Webber maintained a studio in [Pemberton Square](/source/Pemberton_Square), and he shared a Boston studio<ref name="Fielding" /><ref name="WebberObit1914">{{cite journal |title=Obituary: Wesley Webber |journal=[American Art News](/source/American_Art_News) |volume=13 |issue=5 |date=November 7, 1914 |page=4 |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044108386251&seq=326 |publisher=American Art News, Inc. |access-date=May 19, 2026 |via=[HathiTrust](/source/HathiTrust)}}</ref> with marine painter [William Pierce Stubbs](/source/William_Pierce_Stubbs). Webber also maintained a shared studio in New York.<ref name="WhiteMountain" /><ref name="Fielding" /><ref name="WebberObit1914"/>
Webber's style is often associated with the [Hudson River School](/source/Hudson_River_School). He frequently depicted the coastal scenery of [Gloucester](/source/Gloucester%2C_Massachusetts) and [Manchester-by-the-Sea](/source/Manchester-by-the-Sea%2C_Massachusetts). He would summer in [Conway](/source/Conway%2C_New_Hampshire) where he would paint the [White Mountains](/source/White_Mountains_(New_England)) in the [White Mountain art](/source/White_Mountain_art) style. [John Joseph Enneking](/source/John_Joseph_Enneking), [Frank Henry Shapleigh](/source/Frank_Henry_Shapleigh) and others would join him to paint.<ref name="WhiteMountain" />

== Collections ==
Webber's work is represented in numerous public collections, including:
* [Brooklyn Museum](/source/Brooklyn_Museum)
* [Peabody Essex Museum](/source/Peabody_Essex_Museum)
* [Portland Museum of Art](/source/Portland_Museum_of_Art)
* [Boston Athenaeum](/source/Boston_Athenaeum)

== Personal life and death ==
Webber struggled with [alcoholism](/source/alcoholism) in his later career.<ref name="Jinishian" />

Webber died on November 4, 1914, in his daughter's house in the Wollaston neighborhood of [Quincy, Massachusetts](/source/Quincy%2C_Massachusetts).<ref name="WhiteMountain" /><ref name="Fielding"/><ref name="Benezit2006"/><ref name="WebberObit1914"/>

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="180px">
File:Wesley Webber - 96645cbbb5.jpg|''Massachusetts/California/Maine''
File:Wesley Webber - 6e04feab7b.jpg|''Moonlight on Long Island Sound''
File:Wesley Webber - d4e4531a9b.jpg|''Spectacular painting of boats in harbor on a dreary night''
File:White Mountains by Wesley Elbridge Webber, 1870.jpg|''White Mountains'', 1870
</gallery>

== References ==
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Category:American landscape painters
Category:American marine artists
Category:People of Maine in the American Civil War
Category:Painters from Maine

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