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Artist
Unidentified Artist
Former attribution
Rembrandt Peale, 22 Feb 1778 - 3 Oct 1860
Sitter
Henry Clay, 12 Apr 1777 - 29 Jun 1852
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
61cm x 50.8cm (24" x 20"), Accurate
Topic
Henry Clay: Male
Henry Clay: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Henry Clay: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
Henry Clay: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Speaker of the House
Henry Clay: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State
Henry Clay: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Kentucky
Henry Clay: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Kentucky
Henry Clay: Politics and Government\US Senator\Kentucky
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum; gift of the International Business Machines Corporation to the Smithsonian Institution, 1962
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.66.27
Provenance
George Reuling, Baltimore; (Merwin Galleries, New York,) 1914. International Business Machines Corporation, New York; gift to Smithsonian 1961; transferred from NCFA to NPG 1966.
