1. Creator/Author:
  2. A.B. Walter (0)

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