William Wirt Henry

Photograph

Patrick Henry's Red Hill

Name/Title

William Wirt Henry

Entry/Object ID

79.4

Description

Black and white photocopy of William Wirt Henry sitting at a desk. His right elbow is resting on top of the desk and in his left hand he is holding a booklet, or notebook. He is wearing a black suit with white shirt and black bow tie. His pants are pin stripe. He is sitting in a chair with a floral design. There are several books laying on the desk. The desk has a raised decoration around the drawers and three knobs are visible. Inscription: On back of glossy photocopy: "Miss Ella described her uncle, William Wirt Henry, as "the most distinguished member of the family."

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Bradley, A.F.

Role

Photographer

Date made

1890 - 1900

Place

* Untyped Place

Charlotte County, Virginia

Notes

Author: A.F. Bradley

Dimensions

Width

8 in

Length

10 in

Provenance

Notes

William Wirt Henry (1831–1900) was the son of John (1796–1868) and Elvira McClelland Henry (1808–1875) and the grandson of Patrick Henry. He was a lawyer in Richmond. In 1891, he published a three-volume biography of Patrick Henry, "Patrick Henry: Life, Correspondence and Speeches." He resigned for a time at Villeview in Charlotte Court House, Virginia and at Red Hill, which he used as a summer home. The original photo is in the Court House at Charlotte Court House, Virginia. William A. F. Bradley photographed Henry in his New York studio around 1895. Bradley was one of the most successful studio photographers in the world at this time, photographing the likenesses of Mark Twain and Woodrow Wilson. Photocopy was done by Henry and Tricia Mitchell, Photographers of Chatham, Virginia.