Henry Clay
Unidentified Artist
c. 1838
Medium
Painting
Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the National Gallery of Art; gift of the A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, 1942
Accession Number
NPG.65.43
Tags
LawyerHenry Clay: MaleSecretary of StateKentuckyKentuckySpeaker of the HouseKentuckyPresidential candidatePortrait
About this artwork
J.M. Cline, New Orleans; purchased 3 July 1923 by Thomas B. Clarke [1838-1931], New York; purchased 29 January 1936 by The A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, Pittsburgh; gift 1942 to National Gallery of Art; transferred 1965 to NPG.