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Surrender of General Lee

Surrender of General Lee
Artist
Currier & Ives Lithography Company, active 1857 - 1907
Sitter
Robert Edward Lee, 19 Jan 1807 - 12 Oct 1870
Ulysses Simpson Grant, 27 Apr 1822 - 23 Jul 1885
Date
1865
Type
Print
Medium
Hand-colored lithograph on paper
Dimensions
Image: 30.3 × 22.6 cm (11 15/16 × 8 7/8")
Sheet: 45.6 × 34.3 cm (17 15/16 × 13 1/2")
Mat: 55.9 × 40.6 cm (22 × 16")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
Artwork\Painting
Weapon\Sword
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing implement\Pen\Quill
Costume\Dress Accessory\Button\Brass
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
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Male
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Politics and Government\President of US
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.84.87
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view