Artist:

George Peter Alexander Healy, 15 Jul 1813 - 24 Jun 1894  Search this

Sitter:

Henry Clay, 12 Apr 1777 - 29 Jun 1852  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

76.2cm x 63.5cm (30" x 25"), Accurate

Type:

Painting

Date:

c. 1845

Provenance:

Henry T. Duncan [1800-1880]; his daughter Lilly Duncan; her niece Mrs. Von Engelken; Frederick Von Engelken; sold to (Macbeth Galleries), New York; purchased by (Knoedler and Co.), New York; purchased by The A. W. Mellon Charitable and Educational Trust, Pittsburgh, 1936; gift to NGA 1942; transferred 1965 to NPG.

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Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the National Gallery of Art; gift of the A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, 1942

Object number:

NPG.65.44

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Location:

Currently not on view

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4778d0786-b942-485d-a8f5-e021496dc829

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.65.44