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Henry Clay and his Wife, Lucretia Hart Clay
ca. 1840
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
These two miniatures in watercolor on ivory depict Henry Clay (1777-1852), statesman and orator, and his wife Lucretia Hart Clay (1781-1864) (born in Hagerstown, Maryland). The paintings are mounted in a gold locket, the edge of which is engraved with the dedication: "Henry Clay to James Calwel."
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- Title: Henry Clay and his Wife, Lucretia Hart Clay
- Creator: American
- Date Created: ca. 1840
- Subject Keywords: portraits; Henry Clay
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
- Roles: Artist: American
- Provenance: William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
- Object Type: miniatures (paintings); portraits
- Medium: watercolor on ivory
- Inscriptions: [Inscription] On frame: "Henry Clay to James Calwel"
- Exhibitions: My Dear Wife. The Library of Congress, Washington. 1990-1991.
- Dimensions: H: 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)
- Credit Line: Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
- Classification: Miniatures
- Accession Number: 38.4
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