Robert E. Lee
Artist
Minnis & Cowell
(American)
CultureAmerican
Date1862
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 6 5/8 × 4 3/4 in. (16.8 × 12.1 cm)
Overall, Frame: 14 1/2 × 12 3/4 in. (36.8 × 32.4 cm)
Overall, Frame: 14 1/2 × 12 3/4 in. (36.8 × 32.4 cm)
Inscribed"Lizzie Hamilton" is written in pencil on the back of the board on which the print is mounted.
Credit LinePurchase, Gift of an anonymous donor.
Object number97.19
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an oval, waist-length portrait of Robert E. Lee. The print is mounted on its original board and is in a walnut frame with gilt liner.Exhibition History"Sacred Sites, Then & Now: The American Civil War," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, May 1 through August 30, 1998. Published ReferencesC.WESLEY COWAN HISTORIC AMERICANA AUCTION. CATALOGUED PUBLIC AUCTION, MONTGOMERY, OHIO, SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1997 (Terrace Park, OH: C. Wesley Cowan, 1997), No. 334, p. 42 (as by Julian Vannerson); Ill. No. 334.
Minnis & Cowell
April 1863
