June 22, 2024: Premier Americana - Day Four
Sat, Jun 22, 2024 09:00AM EDT
Lot 2240
RARE MATTHEW BRADY (AMERICAN, 1822-1896) PHOTOGRAPH OF GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE AND STAFF
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for
$2,750
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
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| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
RARE MATTHEW BRADY (AMERICAN, 1822-1896) PHOTOGRAPH OF GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE AND STAFF, albumen print on cardstock, depicting Lee seated in a Rococo Revival armchair with his son, General George Washington Custis Lee, on his right and Colonel Walter Taylor on his left, each in his uniform and holding his hat. Printed in the margin below image "GEN'L ROBT. E. LEE AND STAFF", "M. B. Brady & Co.", "Washington, D.C.", and with Entered according to Act of Congress 1866 date. Dated 1866. 8 9/16" x 7 3/8" image, 10" x 8" OA.
Catalogue Note: This iconic image was taken at the basement entryway of Lee's home on Franklin Street in Richmond on April 16, 1865, only seven days after his surrender at Appomattox. It is believed that Mathew Brady made six negatives at this sitting. The present photograph is the rarely encountered version featuring Lee situated and staring slightly to his right and his son holding his hat in his left hand, nearly out of sight. As described by historian Robert Wilson: "...the hatless general's head is squarely centered in front of the crossed rails of a panel door, suggesting Christ on the cross to those for whom Lee would become a powerful symbol of the martyred South. Lee posed two days after Lincoln's death, perhaps in an effort to introduce a sense of calm to a volatile time..."
After four long years, this would be Brady's last Civil War portrait, ending his extensive coverage of the era. Not surprisingly, the present photograph of Lee and two of his staff would become one of Brady's most recognizable images.
Condition
Good overall condition, 3/4" tear to the lower margin not affecting the photograph, some losses to margin lettering, minor losses to the image, primarily at the upper right quadrant, old tape residue to the margin edges and verso.
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Descended in the family of Confederate Veteran John Washington Harvey (1846-1920), of Westmoreland Co., VA, and a member of "Lee's Light Horse Cavalry."
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