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Surrender of General Lee

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

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

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1865

Object number

NPG.84.87

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

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")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

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: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Administrator\College administrator\President
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Male
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Business and Finance\Natural resources commerce\Agriculturist\Farmer
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Politics and Government\Government official\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\Government official\President of US
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Civilian awards\Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4ac92aeb6-43fd-440b-84e4-373d94bed83f

Record ID

npg_NPG.84.87

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