Eliza Lewis Clay Smith

Painting

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NSCDA-TN

Name/Title

Eliza Lewis Clay Smith

Entry/Object ID

Smith, Eliza Clay

Description

Subject is seated facing three-quarter to the viewer's right. She is wearing white with a large lacy collar. She has very dark hair with ringlets in front of her ears.

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Private Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Harding, Chester, 1792-1866

Date made

1825

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Born 1798-Died 1887. She was the daughter of General Green Clay and Sally Lewis Clay. She married John Speed Smith around 1825.

Create Date

October 10, 2026

Update Date

October 10, 2026