The Illustrious Henry Clay, The Pride & Hope of the American Republic.
After a work byAfter a work by
Charles Bird King
American, 1785 - 1862
PrinterPrinted by
Jarvis Griggs Kellogg
American, 1805 - 1873
PublisherPublished by
E. Huntington
American
DateOctober 1832
MediumEngraving; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 10 5/8 x 8 15/16in. (27 x 22.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 1/16 x 11in. (38.3 x 27.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 15 1/16 x 11in. (38.3 x 27.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionHalf-length seated portrait of a man wearing a coat, vest, shirt, and necktie. The top buttons of his vest are unbuttoned. His left arm encircles the scroll back of his chair, and his lower arm rests on a table in the right foreground.
Object number1974.74.1
MarkingsOn recto, upper left, on gummed label, "Drw 49" / accession number.InscribedOn recto, engraved title beneath image, "The Illustrious HENRY CLAY. The Pride & Hope / of the / AMERICAN REPUBLIC."On verso, lower center, in pencil, "26th Day October AD 1832" and accession number.
Subject Terms
Collections
- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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