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Robert Edward Lee

Robert Edward Lee
Artist
John Adams Elder, 3 Feb 1833 - 24 Feb 1895
Sitter
Robert Edward Lee, 19 Jan 1807 - 12 Oct 1870
Date
1876
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Stretcher: 138.4 × 103.5 cm (54 1/2 × 40 3/4")
Frame: 173 × 139.7 × 14 cm (68 1/8 × 55 × 5 1/2")
Sight: 141.9 × 100.6 cm (55 7/8 × 39 5/8")
Topic
Interior
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Printed Material\Document
Costume\Dress Accessory\Glove\Gloves
Weapon\Sword\Saber
Costume\Dress Accessory\Sash
Costume\Dress Accessory\Belt
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
Place
United States\Virginia\Richmond
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Gift of William Wilson Corcoran) The Corcoran Gallery of Art, one of the country’s first private museums, was established in 1869 to promote art and American genius. In 2014 the Works from the Corcoran Collection were distributed to institutions in Washington, D.C.
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.2019.23
Provenance
William Wilson Corcoran [1798-1888], 1876-1884; Gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1884; Gift to NPG, 2019.
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view