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Henry Clay

Artist: Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861
Sitter: Henry Clay, 12 Apr 1777 - 29 Jun 1852

Date: 1841

Type: Silhouette

Medium: Lithograph, chalk and cut paper on paper
Dimensions: Image/Sheet: 27.9cm x 21.1cm (11" x 8 5/16")

Topic: Exterior\Landscape; Silhouette\Cut-out; Nature & Environment\Plant; Printed Material\Document; Architecture\Balustrade; Container\Urn; 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\District of Columbia\Washington

Credit Line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Object number: NPG.91.126.59.A

Data Source: National Portrait Gallery