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Artist
Unidentified Artist
Copy after
Paige & Beach
Blanchard P. Paige, active c. 1840 - c. 1863
Sitter
Henry Clay, 12 Apr 1777 - 29 Jun 1852
Date
c. 1850 (after 1848 copy daguerreotype)
Type
Photograph
Medium
Quarter-plate daguerreotype
Dimensions
Case Open: 11.9 × 18.8 cm (4 11/16 × 7 3/8")
Topic
Interior
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
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
