Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 [Collodion glass plate negative of Robert E. Lee].

GLC05111.01.0478

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GLC#
GLC05111.01.0478-View header record
Type
Images
Date
May 1867
Author/Creator
Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896
Title
[Collodion glass plate negative of Robert E. Lee].
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
1 glass negative Height: 25.4 cm, Width: 20.2 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Shows Robert E. Lee as an older man in dark civilian clothing, seated in a room with an old mantel clock. The clock appears to have been insribed with "M.B. Brady, Washington, D.C." Marked in negative: "R.E. Lee." The numbers 1318 and 554 also appear on the plate. Loss at upper edge that does not affect the portrait.

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