Hon. Henry Clay / lith. of Endicott. – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Hon. Henry Clay / lith. of Endicott., preserved in this antique lithograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Hon. Henry Clay / lith. of Endicott.
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Henry Clay, the Kentucky statesman, is the subject of this lithograph, which was published in New York around 1844 by George Endicott. It was copied from a daguerreotype portrait made in April 1844 by the firm of Anthony and Edward, so it reflects an early photographic source being turned into a printed likeness. Clay was a leading Whig and a perennial candidate for president, and 1844 was the year he ran for the office and lost to James K. Polk. Prints like this circulated widely during the campaign, which is what makes the image worth a closer look.
| Created / published | New York : Published by George Endicott, c1844. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1840-1850.Lithographs 1840-1850. |
| Notes | Copied from a daguerreotype portrait by Anthony Edward & Co. taken April 1844"." |
| Subjects | Clay, Henry,--1777-1852. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,273 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-177429 |
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