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Attribution:
Chester Harding, 1 Sep 1792 - 10 Apr 1866  Search this
Former attribution:
Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl, c. 1788 - 1838  Search this
Sitter:
Henry Clay, 12 Apr 1777 - 29 Jun 1852  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Accurate: 244.5 x 151.1 cm (96 1/4 x 59 1/2")
Frame: 255.3 × 158.4 × 7.6 cm (100 1/2 × 62 3/8 × 3")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1842 or 1848
Provenance:
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; transferred to NCFA 1953; transferred to NPG 1977
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Printed Material\Document  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair\Armchair  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Top hat  Search this
Architecture\Column  Search this
Costume\Outerwear\Cape  Search this
Henry Clay: Male  Search this
Henry Clay: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Henry Clay: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate  Search this
Henry Clay: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Speaker of the House  Search this
Henry Clay: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State  Search this
Henry Clay: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Kentucky  Search this
Henry Clay: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Kentucky  Search this
Henry Clay: Politics and Government\US Senator\Kentucky  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object number:
NPG.77.12
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4e099862f-76e5-49bb-9049-bb6d2e80ec60
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.77.12