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Henry Clay

Henry Clay, Charles Bird King, 1821

Henry Clay

1821 · Painting

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1821 · aged 36

17851862

Accession number: 2015.19.118

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Charles Bird King, portrait

Charles Bird KingAmerican, 1785–1862

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National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked: 9 days ago
In this state since: Aug 19, 2026
Source: The museum

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Waist-length facing front Clay, Henry

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Paintings Oil American painting Neoclassicism Romanticism 19th century American Realist

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National Gallery of Art
Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access

Poor Artist's Cupboard, Charles Bird King, c. 1815

Poor Artist's Cupboard

c. 1815 · National Gallery of Art

The Vanity of the Artist's Dream, Charles Bird King, 1830

The Vanity of the Artist's Dream

1830 · Harvard Art Museums

Mrs. Joshua Johnson, Charles Bird King, n.d.

Mrs. Joshua Johnson

n.d. · Smithsonian American Art Museum

Joshua Johnson, Charles Bird King, n.d.

Joshua Johnson

n.d. · Smithsonian American Art Museum

Sarah Weston Seaton with her Children Augustine and Julia, Charles Bird King, c. 1815

Sarah Weston Seaton with her Children Augustine and Julia

c. 1815 · National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian)

Louis McLane, Charles Bird King, c. 1820

Louis McLane

c. 1820 · National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian)

Young Omahaw, War Eagle, Little Missouri, and Pawnees, Charles Bird King, 1821

Young Omahaw, War Eagle, Little Missouri, and Pawnees

1821 · Smithsonian American Art Museum

John Caldwell Calhoun, Charles Bird King, c. 1822

John Caldwell Calhoun

c. 1822 · National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian)

Ginevra de' Benci [obverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478

Leonardo da Vinci

Ginevra de' Benci [obverse], c. 1474/1478

Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478

Leonardo da Vinci

Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse], c. 1474/1478

Green Wheat Fields, Auvers, Vincent van Gogh, 1890

Vincent van Gogh

Green Wheat Fields, Auvers, 1890

Girl in White, Vincent van Gogh, 1890

Vincent van Gogh

Girl in White, 1890

Roses, Vincent van Gogh, 1890

Vincent van Gogh

Roses, 1890

Self-Portrait, Vincent van Gogh, 1889

Vincent van Gogh

Self-Portrait, 1889

Farmhouse in Provence, Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Vincent van Gogh

Farmhouse in Provence, 1888

La Mousmé, Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Vincent van Gogh

La Mousmé, 1888

Richard Avedon, his studio. Twenty years earlier he'd taken classic naked portrait of me & Peter Orlovsky, arms round each other's waists. He invited me back to pose the same, older. I brought my camera too, September 1984, New York, Allen Ginsberg, 1984, printed 1992

Allen Ginsberg

Richard Avedon, his studio. Twenty years earlier he'd taken classic naked portrait of me & Peter Orlovsky, arms round each other's waists. He invited me back to pose the same, older. I brought my camera too, September 1984, New York, 1984, printed 1992

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

William Burroughs amusing himself with 1953's recent translation of St.-Jean Perse's _Vents_, living room floor 206 East 7th Street New York City, Fall '53., Allen Ginsberg, 1953, printed later

Allen Ginsberg

William Burroughs amusing himself with 1953's recent translation of St.-Jean Perse's _Vents_, living room floor 206 East 7th Street New York City, Fall '53., 1953, printed later

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Harry Smith, ethnomusicologist & Cat's Cradle string game expert, displaying "cat's whiskers" design. He'd been weakening malnourished in Franciscan shelter on N.Y. Bowery, came here to stay weeks in my apartment, we went together by plane to Naropa Institute Boulder Colorado where he was resident alchemist- philosopher at the Kerouac Poetics school for several years till his last trip back to Manhattan to receive Obie award for life - long preservation of American Folk Music, and death soon after in 1991 at the Chelsea Hotel., Allen Ginsberg, 1988, printed 1995

Allen Ginsberg

Harry Smith, ethnomusicologist & Cat's Cradle string game expert, displaying "cat's whiskers" design. He'd been weakening malnourished in Franciscan shelter on N.Y. Bowery, came here to stay weeks in my apartment, we went together by plane to Naropa Institute Boulder Colorado where he was resident alchemist- philosopher at the Kerouac Poetics school for several years till his last trip back to Manhattan to receive Obie award for life - long preservation of American Folk Music, and death soon after in 1991 at the Chelsea Hotel., 1988, printed 1995

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Gary Snyder with Parka, Kausani...Himalayan backdrop, 1963 India, Allen Ginsberg, 1963, printed later

Allen Ginsberg

Gary Snyder with Parka, Kausani...Himalayan backdrop, 1963 India, 1963, printed later

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Raymond Foye, who age 8 was Kerouac's newspaper delivery boy in Lowell, Mass. later working for City Lights edited Bob Kaufman's books (also for New Directions) & John Wieners' _Selected Poems_ for Black Sparrow; then senior Editor Hanuman books, arranged my collaborations with Francesco Clemente & catalogued my photo negatives '47-'85, curated first photo show. Xmas 1986 in Japanese restaurant 1st Ave + 10 Street Manhattan., Allen Ginsberg, 1986, printed 1991

Allen Ginsberg

Raymond Foye, who age 8 was Kerouac's newspaper delivery boy in Lowell, Mass. later working for City Lights edited Bob Kaufman's books (also for New Directions) & John Wieners' _Selected Poems_ for Black Sparrow; then senior Editor Hanuman books, arranged my collaborations with Francesco Clemente & catalogued my photo negatives '47-'85, curated first photo show. Xmas 1986 in Japanese restaurant 1st Ave + 10 Street Manhattan., 1986, printed 1991

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Myself seen by William Burroughs, Kodak Retina new-bought 2’d hand from Bowery hock-shop, our apartment roof Lower East Side between Avenues B & C, Tompkins Park trees under new antennae. Alan Ansen, Gregory Corso & Jack Kerouac visited, Jack’s _The Subterraneans_ records much of the scene, Burroughs & I edited letter-manuscripts he’d sent from Mexico & South America, Alene Lee (“Mardou Fox” of _The Subterraneans_) typed final drafts. Neighborhood was heavily Polish & Ukranian, some artists, junkies, medical students, cheap restaurants like “Leshkos” corner 7th & A, rent was only ¼ of my monthly $120 wage as newspaper copyboy. Time of “The Green Automobile” poem to Cassady, Fall 1953., Allen Ginsberg, 1953, printed 1995

Allen Ginsberg

Myself seen by William Burroughs, Kodak Retina new-bought 2’d hand from Bowery hock-shop, our apartment roof Lower East Side between Avenues B & C, Tompkins Park trees under new antennae. Alan Ansen, Gregory Corso & Jack Kerouac visited, Jack’s _The Subterraneans_ records much of the scene, Burroughs & I edited letter-manuscripts he’d sent from Mexico & South America, Alene Lee (“Mardou Fox” of _The Subterraneans_) typed final drafts. Neighborhood was heavily Polish & Ukranian, some artists, junkies, medical students, cheap restaurants like “Leshkos” corner 7th & A, rent was only ¼ of my monthly $120 wage as newspaper copyboy. Time of “The Green Automobile” poem to Cassady, Fall 1953., 1953, printed 1995

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Lawrence Ferlinghetti taking morning expresso at Café Puccini a block or so up Columbus from his City Lights Books, March 16, 1985., Allen Ginsberg, 1985, printed 1991

Allen Ginsberg

Lawrence Ferlinghetti taking morning expresso at Café Puccini a block or so up Columbus from his City Lights Books, March 16, 1985., 1985, printed 1991

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Ai Wei Wei sometime around Tompkins Square Riots, Police cars by the Park, Avenue A., Allen Ginsberg, 1988

Allen Ginsberg

Ai Wei Wei sometime around Tompkins Square Riots, Police cars by the Park, Avenue A., 1988

Not on view · National Gallery of Art