This 1819 pencil sketch portrait of the Rev. Thomas Henderson was done by John James Audubon, who became famous for painting birds.
From the book “Lessons in Likeness: Portrait Painters in Kentucky and the Ohio River Valley, 1802-1920,” by Estill Curtis Pennington.
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Tom Eblen is a columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader who writes about life, people and issues in Lexington and Kentucky. A Lexington native, Eblen was the Herald-Leader's managing editor from 1998 to 2008. He previously was a reporter and editor for the Atlanta Journal- Constitution and The Associated Press. Some columns contain his opinions and observations.
