Cornell University Library Digital Collections
Henry Clay Miniature Silhouette Portrait
- Title:
- Henry Clay Miniature Silhouette Portrait
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Artist:
- Brown, William Henry (1808-1883)
- Political Figure:
- Clay, Henry, American (1777-1852), Politician
- Date:
- n.d.
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0280
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0280.jpg
- Political Party:
- National Republican
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- Artifacts
Portraits
- Materials/Techniques:
- Glass
Painting (image-making)
Halftone
- Subject:
- Portraits
Clay, Henry
Portraits
Profile portraits
Silhouettes
Columns
Draperies
Politics
Commemoratives
- Measurement:
- 13.335 x 10.795 (Portrait) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Item consists of a small portrait painted on glass using a halftone process. Item is undated. Image used is from a series of silhouette portraits made by 19th century artist William Henry Brown
items 2214.PR0121 and 2214.PR0122 are 1844 lithographs made from these William Henry Brown portraits.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.
