De Witt Clinton
Object NameLithograph
Manufacturer
E. B. & E. C. Kellogg
(American (Hartford, CT), 1840 - 1867)
Artist / Maker
William Henry Brown
(American, 1808 - 1883)
Date1844
MediumLithograph with tint stone
Dimensions17 × 12 in. (43.2 × 30.5 cm)
Image: 13 15/16 × 9 3/4 in. (35.4 × 24.8 cm)
ClassificationsPrints and Printing Plates
Credit LineGift of Catherine Patten. In the permanent collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberUM92.400
Status
Not on viewCollections
Label TextPrint based on a silhouette portrait cut by Brown of De Witt Clinton, U.S. Senator and Governor of New York, who was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal. He is shown standing in a room adorned with a map of New York state. This print was was conceived as part of Brown's 1844 book, Portrait Gallery of DIstinguished Americans, which included biographies.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Brunnier Main Storage
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