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Dark engraved full-length portrait of a standing man in a dark suit pointing left, with a draped table holding papers and books at right.

Henry Clay

A full-length engraved portrait of a standing man in a dark formal coat, white shirt and black cravat, pointing his left arm toward the left edge of the frame. Beside him a draped table holds papers and an inkstand, and books rest on the floor at the lower left.

Artist
John Sartain
Date
1844
Medium
Engraving on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
2643 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1844).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery

Español: Henry Clay, retrato grabado por John Sartain (1844)

Retrato grabado de cuerpo entero de un hombre de pie, con abrigo oscuro, camisa blanca y corbata negra, que señala con el brazo izquierdo hacia el borde izquierdo del encuadre. Junto a él, una mesa cubierta con un paño sostiene papeles y un tintero, y en el suelo, a la izquierda, hay libros.

Português: Henry Clay, retrato gravado por John Sartain (1844)

Retrato gravado de corpo inteiro de um homem em pé, com casaco escuro, camisa branca e gravata preta, apontando o braço esquerdo para a borda esquerda da imagem. Ao lado, uma mesa coberta por tecido traz papéis e um tinteiro, e no chão, à esquerda, há livros.

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