Oct 21, 2008 - Sale 2158

Sale 2158 - Lot 11

Price Realized: $ 5,520
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
(LEE, GENERAL ROBERT E.)
Gen. Robert E. Lee on his horse, Traveller. Albumen print by Michael Miley, 4 3/4x7 inches (12.1x17.8 cm.), on a mount measuring 5x8 1/2 inches (12.7x21.6 cm.), with Miley's credit on mount recto and annotations, in ink, in a period hand, on mount verso. 1866; printed circa 1880
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The Face of Robert E. Lee, 69.
This image was one of the most popular depictions of Lee all through the South. In the years after the Civil War, Lee found great comfort in Traveller, who shared his master's fame. So beloved was Traveller that much of his mane and tail were removed by over-eager souvenir hunters.