“Ashland / The Homestead of Henry Clay” caption title below image ; Drawn
by James Hamilton after daguerreotypes taken
$2,250 · Offered by Bartleby's Books
First edition
Louisville, KY: Published by F. Hegan, 1853. First edition ?; a reworked version was issued in Philadelphia in 1863 . Engraved view of Henry Clay's home in Lexington, Kentucky, 20 3/4 x 30 1/2 inches, a richly hand-colored view of the stately southern house in a grove of trees, a dog lounging by an empty chair under one tree, household staff tending to daily business on the front steps and to the side. Henry Clay and his family resided on their plantation in
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