JAMES REID LAMBDIN (1807-1889), ATTRIBUTED, PORTRAIT OF HENRY CLAY, oil on canvas, waist-length depiction of elderly seated figure in high white stock, black tie, and black cloak, no signature located. Housed in an impressive, probably original, gilt frame with elaborate molded-composition ornamentation. Circa 1845. 33 1/2" x 26 1/2" sight, 47" x 41" OA.
Literature: See Lacer and Howard - Collecting Kentucky, 1790-1860 p. 37 (bottom right) for a similar example by Lambdin.
Provenance: Deaccessioned by the Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA to benefit collections care, preservation and future acquisitions.Catalogue Note: Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, James Reid Lambdin (1807-1889) moved to Louisville, Kentucky in 1832 to establish himself as a portrait painter in the manner of his teacher and mentor, Thomas Sully (1783-1872). For the next five years from his home base in Louisville, Lambdin traveled throughout the Southeast in search of commissions. In 1837 he moved to Philadelphia, where he would remain, working as a professor of fine arts at the University of Pennsylvania and as portraitist for the noteworthy and the elite. Lambdin's sitters for this period included such dignitaries as Daniel Webster, Abraham Lincoln, U. S. Grant, and Henry Clay, to name a few. The present portrait, completely fresh to the market, is a powerful likeness of the elder statesman.
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Condition

Excellent visual condition, lined with possible minor inpainting. Frame very good overall with minor wear.