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Mezzotint portrait of a standing man in a dark suit gesturing beside a draped flag and globe, with a stormy landscape of cattle and a plow behind him.

Henry Clay

A standing man in a dark formal suit and high white collar gestures with one hand before a draped flag, a globe on a stand, and a stone column. Behind him, a stormy sky spreads over a landscape with grazing cattle, a plow, and an anvil in a mezzotint print.

Artist
John Sartain
Date
1843
Medium
Mezzotint on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
2856 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1843).
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 en mezzotinta de John Sartain (1843)

Un hombre de pie, con traje formal oscuro y cuello alto blanco, gesticula con una mano frente a una bandera drapeada, un globo sobre un soporte y una columna de piedra. Detrás, un cielo tormentoso se extiende sobre un paisaje con ganado, un arado y un yunque, en una estampa de mezzotinta.

Português: Henry Clay, retrato em meia-tinta de John Sartain (1843)

Um homem em pé, de terno escuro e colarinho alto branco, gesticula com uma das mãos diante de uma bandeira drapeada, um globo sobre um suporte e uma coluna de pedra. Atrás dele, um céu tempestuoso se estende sobre uma paisagem com gado, um arado e uma bigorna, em uma gravura de meia-tinta.

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