Death of Henry Clay.
PrinterPrinted by
Elijah Chapman Kellogg
American, 1811 - 1881
PublisherPublished by
Elijah Chapman Kellogg
American, 1811 - 1881
PublisherPublished by
Horace Thayer & Co.
American, 1852
Date1852-1853
MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 7/8 x 8 9/16in. (30.2 x 21.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/8 x 9 7/8in. (35.9 x 25.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/8 x 9 7/8in. (35.9 x 25.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionAn elderly man lies dead or dying in what appears to be a sleigh bed. His eyes are closed and he wears a long-sleeved nightshirt. His head rests on a pillow and blanket or coverlet is pulled up to his chest. Six men stand around his bed. One is dressed as a minister in robes with a clerical collar. His hands are clasped as if in prayer. The other men wear coats, trousers, vests and neckties. One man has a beard. The man in the left foreground rests his hand on the back of a chair. A table covered with a tablecloth is at the right. A patterned carpet is on the floor. Drapery falls over the head of the bed in the right background.
Object number1991.172.0
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "DEATH OF HENRY CLAY. / Born 12th. of April 1777 --- Died 29th of June 1852. / 346."On verso, lower right, in pencil, the accession number.
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- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
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