Robert E. Lee. April 1865 – Vintage Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Robert E. Lee. April 1865 comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Robert E. Lee. April 1865
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Robert E. Lee, the Confederate commander whose army fought at Gettysburg, is the subject of this portrait, made by Mathew Brady on a wet collodion glass negative. The catalog gives 1864 as the date, while the title reads April 1865, and the notes say the title came from an unverified sleeve, so the exact sitting remains uncertain. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, which explains why the later date appears in the title. Brady was the war's best-known portrait photographer, and the wet collodion process required sitters to hold still through a long exposure.
| Created / published | 1864 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass wet collodion. |
| Notes | Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Not to be reproduced until May 1962 without permission of Mr. John T. Chambers Senate Office Bldg. Talked to Mr. Chambers (180-6138) today and he said that he would remove old restrictions on this negative. Haveloller[?] Sept. 4 1959. Forms part of Civil War glass negative collection (Library of Congress). · Brady Mathew B. 1823 (ca.)-1896 photographer. |
| Subjects | United States--History--Civil War 1861-1865. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Civil War Photographs |
| Original scan | 2,642 × 4,627 px · prints to 9 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-CIV-52476 |
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