RARE 1868 Photograph Of Robert E Lee, Confederate General SIGNED By Photographer
Item History & Price
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Robert E. Lee Photograph, Miley & Son
Miley & Son gelatin silver print depictingone of the final photographic portraits of Confederate General Robert EdwardLee, taken in 1868 by Michael Miley and printed from the 1868 negative by HenryMiley in the early 20th century. Henry Miley joined his father's business in1895 to form Miley & Son. Inscription en verso reads "Authenticoriginal photograph of General Robert E. Lee. This print was made from theoriginal negative before wh...ich General Lee sat for my father in 1868. Attestedto by… HM Miley". Housed under glass in a veneered mahogany frame. Image –10" H x 8" W. Framed – 9 3/8" H x 11 1/2" W.
CONDITION:Hazing on the edges of the photographic print. Miniscule flakes throughout, butmostly concentrated in the lower half of the print. Has scattered minisculedebris, and a 1" abrasion just under the chin. Frame with scattered veneerchips up to 1/2".
Miley & Son gelatin silver print depictingone of the final photographic portraits of Confederate General Robert EdwardLee, taken in 1868 by Michael Miley and printed from the 1868 negative by HenryMiley in the early 20th century. Henry Miley joined his father's business in1895 to form Miley & Son. Inscription en verso reads "Authenticoriginal photograph of General Robert E. Lee. This print was made from theoriginal negative before wh...ich General Lee sat for my father in 1868. Attestedto by… HM Miley". Housed under glass in a veneered mahogany frame. Image –10" H x 8" W. Framed – 9 3/8" H x 11 1/2" W.
CONDITION:Hazing on the edges of the photographic print. Miniscule flakes throughout, butmostly concentrated in the lower half of the print. Has scattered minisculedebris, and a 1" abrasion just under the chin. Frame with scattered veneerchips up to 1/2".
