Gen. Robert E. Lee, engraved standing portrait with sword and tent – Antique Photo Print
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A window into the past: Gen. Robert E. Lee, engraved standing portrait with sword and tent, preserved in this historic image. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Gen. Robert E. Lee, engraved standing portrait with sword and tent
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Robert E. Lee is shown here standing beside a tent with his sword at his side, a pose that casts him as a field commander rather than a parlor gentleman. Engraved portraits like this one circulated widely in the decades after the Civil War, when Lee had become the most revered figure of the Confederacy and his image was reproduced to meet a public hungry for heroes of the lost cause. The Gettysburg connection on this board reflects the campaign of 1863, which ended Lee's invasion of the North and marks one of the war's defining turning points. Look closely at the tent and the sword, since such props were chosen to signal military authority and the rugged life of the camp.
| Original scan | 2,500 × 3,235 px · prints to 8 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 02157u |
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