Henry Clay

William Sartain

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sepia-toned portrait of Henry Clay by William Sartain. A man wearing a dark suit with a vest, a bowtie, and a white shirt stands on a tiled floor with his hands outstretched to the right. The man has a receding hairline; his hair combs back on the sides of his head. To his right is a broken globe on a stand covered by a cloth; behind the cloth are stars. To his left is a plow; behind the plow are farm animals and a field. Behind the man on the right is a pillar; behind the man on the left are clouds. The man appears to stand at the edge of an elevated surface. The background is dark. The name "Henry Clay" is written across the bottom.