The working man--he is to society what the main-mast is to the ship
A campaign portrait of Henry Clay, Whig presidential candidate in 1844. In a full-length pose no doubt derivative of John Neagle's Ashland portrait (see "Henry Clay," no. 1843-7), Clay stands in a landscape, ge... More
For president, Henry Clay. For vice president, Theodore Frelinghuysen
A Whig campaign badge for the election of 1844, very similar to number 1844-4, but also including a portrait of the vice-presidential nominee. Title appears as written on the print. Published in: American polit... More
Henry Clay / Ino. Neagle, pinxit, 1843 ; engraved by John Sartain from...
A formal campaign portrait of Whig presidential candidate Henry Clay, after the painting by John Neagle done at Ashland, Clay's estate in Kentucky. As this print's legend states, the original was painted "by th... More
Henry Clay / Ino. Neagle, pinxit, 1843 ; engraved by John Sartain from...
A formal campaign portrait of Whig presidential candidate Henry Clay, after the painting by John Neagle done at Ashland, Clay's estate in Kentucky. As this print's legend states, the original was painted "by th... More
Grand National Whig prize banner badge / lith. by Edward Weber & Co., ...
A representation of a banner commissioned by the Whigs of Baltimore for the Whig National Convention in May 1844. The banner was made by John Gade and painted by William Curlett. As noted on the lithograph, the... More
Grand National Whig prize banner badge / lith. by Edward Weber & Co., ...
A representation of a banner commissioned by the Whigs of Baltimore for the Whig National Convention in May 1844. The banner was made by John Gade and painted by William Curlett. As noted on the lithograph, the... More
Grand National Whig banner. "Onward"
A Whig election banner almost identical to Currier's "Grand, National, Democratic Banner" (no. 1844-13). Currier is known to have produced at least three Whig banners for the 1844 election. This example feature... More
For president, Henry Clay. For vice president, Theodore Frelinghuysen
A Whig campaign badge for the election of 1844, very similar to number 1844-4, but also including a portrait of the vice-presidential nominee. Title appears as written on the print. Published in: American polit... More
Grand National Whig banner. "Onward"
A Whig election banner almost identical to Currier's "Grand, National, Democratic Banner" (no. 1844-13). Currier is known to have produced at least three Whig banners for the 1844 election. This example feature... More
Baltimore National Convention of Ratification. Clay and the tariff
A crude campaign badge produced for Whig National Convention held at Baltimore in May of 1844. There are two illustrations: above, a sailor with a hammer nails an American flag with the words "HENRY CLAY" to a ... More