Mark Twain, by Carroll Beckwith, 1890. Re-Colorized by D. W. Orr
Original painting by James Carroll Beckwith, 1890. Re-Colorized and enhanced by D. W. Orr. Factoid: On the night of Samuel Clemens birth in 1835, Halley's comet tore brilliantly across the night sky. In 1910, the comet reappeared, and Clemens died.