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Artist
Frederick De Bourg Richards, 24 Jun 1822 - 26 Jan 1903
Sitter
Henry Clay, 12 Apr 1777 - 29 Jun 1852
Date
c. 1850
Type
Photograph
Medium
Half-plate daguerreotype
Dimensions
Image/Sight: 12.1 × 9 cm (4 3/4 × 3 9/16")
Mat (brass): 14 × 11 cm (5 1/2 × 4 5/16")
Case closed: 15.2 × 12.2 × 2 cm (6 × 4 13/16 × 13/16")
Case open: 15.2 × 24.5 × 1.3 cm (6 × 9 5/8 × 1/2")
Topic
Interior
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Costume\Jewelry\Chain
Cased object
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
Place
United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia\Philadelphia
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution