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Robert E. Lee
- Creator:
- Bradley & Co., A. B. Walter
- Location:
- Washington D.C.
- Origin Date:
- 1870
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 27 in x 23 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.0359
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Fine Art
Description
This engraving depicts a head and shoulders portrait of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in three-quarter profile facing the viewer's left. He wears a military uniform jacket with three stars on the collar and a bow tie. He has white hair and a beard. A facsimile signature is printed to the lower right of the portrait. In the lower margin is the following text printed in script: "Sold by authority of the Lee Memorial Association for the erection of a Monument at the tomb of Genl. R. E. Lee at the Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA." Published by Bradley and Company, New York, 1870. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum