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Creator Role
artist engraver
Description
The print is a steel engraving of a portrait of Henry Clay from the waist up. The subject is seated and looking to his proper right. The image is printed in black in on white paper.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Earliest
1837
Latest
1847
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1840
Measurement
9 X 5 1/2 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
steel engraving with ink on paper
Inscription
recto, below image, print signature: Your friend [?] / H. Clay
Subjects
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852; Engraving
Work Type
engraving
Class
prints
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
ID
65
Digital ID
FVW_00065
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries.
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.