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  • Darby, Henry F.,
     
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  • Portrait male -- Clay, Henry
     
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  • Occupation -- Political
     
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  • Occupation -- Political
     
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  • Occupation -- Education
     
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  • Occupation -- Law
     
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  • Painting
     
     
    Henry Clay, (painting).
    Artist: 
    Darby, Henry F., 1829-1897, painter.
    Title: 
    Henry Clay, (painting).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1858.
    Medium: 
    Oil on canvas.
    Dimensions: 
    49 1/4 x 39 3/4 in. (125.1 x 101 cm)
    Inscription: 
    (Lower right:) H. F. DARBY signed
    Description: 
    Three-quarter-length portrait of Henry Clay seated with his legs crossed and his hands folded in his lap. Some papers and a quill pen are on the covered table at left.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Clay, Henry -- Knee length
    Occupation -- Political -- Senator
    Occupation -- Political -- Statesman
    Occupation -- Education -- Orator
    Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer
    Object -- Written Matter -- Paper
    Object Type: 
    Painting
    Owner: 
    Administered by United States Senate, Washington, District of Columbia 20510 Accession Number: 32.00002
    Located United States Capitol, Washington, District of Columbia 20201
    Provenance: 
    Purchased 1881.
    References: 
    Kloss, William & Diane K. Skvarla, "United States Senate catalogue of fine art," Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2002.
    U. S. Senate Commission of Art, 1989.
    Architect of the Capitol, "Compilation of works of art and other objects in the United States Capitol," Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1965.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Kloss, William & Diane K. Skvarla, "United States Senate catalogue of fine art," Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2002, pg. 77.
    Architect of the Capitol, "Compilation of works of art and other objects in the United States Capitol," Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1965, p. 65.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAP 64850010
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