Name/Title
Henry ClayEntry/Object ID
2000.353.0001Description
Oil on paper portrait is adhered to a canvas backing and stretched over an oval stretcher. Oval head and shoulders portrait of Henry Clay depicted later in life. Clay looking straight on, body facing slightly toward his right. Clay shown in white shirt with high collar and dark tie and coat. Background very dark. Printed on back of canvas in black, block letters: "WARRANTED OIL COLORS. / Entered according to Act of Congress, in / the year 1863, by / E.C. MIDDLETON, / In the Clerk's Office of the District Court, / for the Southern District of Ohio, / Cincinnati." In oval frame, probably once gilded, but now painted in gold paint. Several decorative pieces of frame missing.Dimensions
Height
19-1/2 inWidth
23 inDepth
3 in