Name/Title

Henry Clay

Entry/Object ID

1988.075

Description

Bust portrait of Henry Clay, left 3/4 profile. Depicts a younger Henry Clay with brown hair slicked back, wearing a dark coat with a high collar and a white ruffled cravat. On back of panel in black paint or wash, barely visible, is insrcibed, "Portrait of / Henry Clay / by Jouett / Property of / Maj. H.C. McDowell / 'Ashland' / Lexington / Ky." Crack in board above forehead. Framed in gilt frame with florettes at corners.

Dimensions

Height

35-1/8 in

Width

29-1/2 in

Depth

3-1/8 in