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OUT OF MANY, ONE

HISTORY OF CONGRESS
AND THE CAPITOL

Henry Clay:The Speaker as Leader

Henry Clay, by Charles Bird King, 1821

Henry Clay, by Charles Bird King, 1821

 

Henry Clay, by Charles Bird King, 1821

Oil on canvas, 36 1/8 x 28 1/8 inches
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Museum Purchase, Gallery Fund, 81.9

 
History of Congress and the Capitol