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Artist
Alonzo Chappel, born New York City 1828-died Middle Island, NY 1887
Sitter
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Date
ca. 1870
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on paperboard
Dimensions
12 3/8 x 17 1/4 in. (31.4 x 43.8 cm)
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Nancy L. Ross in memory of Patricia Firestone Chatham
