Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Destruction
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.4
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Henry Clay (1777-1852)
Object Number:
X.77
Date:
1835-1840
Medium:
Painted and overpainted plaster
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. ( 47 x 34.3 x 24.8 cm )
Marks:
signed: back of bust: "M. Pruden from J. T. Hart"
Description:
Portrait bust
Gallery Label:
This is one of the first sculptures executed by Hart.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
