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Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 H. Clay

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0247 Author/Creator: Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: 1861 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Height: 20 cm, Width: 27.5 cm Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "H. Clay" dated 1861. Portrait of Henry Clay sitting next to a small writting table covered in books. Painted by Alonzo Chappel. Engraver unknown. Caption notes "likeness from a portrait in the possession of his family."

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887

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