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Artist
Unidentified Artist
Copy after
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894
Sitter
Robert Edward Lee, 19 Jan 1807 - 12 Oct 1870
Date
c. 1861-65 (after earlier photograph)
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Sight: 8.2 × 5 cm (3 1/4 × 1 15/16")
Topic
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet
Costume\Dress Accessory\Button\Brass
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Robert Edward Lee: Male
Robert Edward Lee: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army
Robert Edward Lee: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\College administrator\President
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Totten Family
