LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2007 June Civil War Grand Format Auction #663  / 

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Robert E. Lee Color Engraved Portrait

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:375.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD
Robert E. Lee Color Engraved Portrait
<B>Robert E. Lee Color Engraved Portrait.</B></I> Copyright 1870 by Bradley & Company, engraved by A. B. Walter, after a photo from life, 19.5” x 23.5” and framed to an overall size of 25.75” x 30”, with facsimile signatures of Robert E. Lee and General W. N. Pendleton, Chairman, and Charles A. Davidson, Secretary of the Lee Memorial Association, in contemporary gesso over wood gilt frame, slight wrinkling to lower margin not affecting central image, slight toning to the white areas of the margins, else portrait bright and in fine condition. This beautifully engraved portrait of Robert E. Lee was originally sold to help pay for a memorial at his tomb in Lexington, Virginia. The inscriptions at the base of the print read: "<I>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, Virginia.</B></I>" William N. Pendleton, acted as Lee's wartime artillery chief and became chairman of the Lee Memorial Association dedicating himself to preserving General Lee's “sacred memory.” <BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Framed - with Glass, Large (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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