Seated Portrait of Cassius Clay

Creator

E. and H. T. Anthony
Brady's National Portrait Gallery

Files

Creator Role

publisher

Description

Seated portrait of Cassius M. Clay, abolitionist, politician, and planter from Kentucky.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1800s

Measurement

4 X 2 3/8 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

paper (fiber product); albumen process

Inscription

verso, inscribed at top: 149 / CASSIUS CLAY verso, backmark: Published by / E. & H. T. ANTHONY, / 501 Broadway, / New York. / EA / FROM / PHOTOGRAPHIC NEGATIVE / in / BRADY'S / National Portrait Gallery verso, inscribed at right of backmark: Cassius Marcellus Clay / (1810-1903) / American politician & diplomat verso, inscribed below backmark: [$15.00] / J

Subjects

Carte de visite photographs; Clay, Cassius Marcellus, 1810-1903

Work Type

albumen prints ; cartes-de-visite (card photographs)

Class

CDVs

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

945

Digital ID

FVW_00945

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.