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Lot 732

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY] Recumbent Lee Albumen

Estimate: $250 - $500
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$100

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[Recumbent Lee]. Albumen photograph. [Lexington, Virginia], n.d. Approx. 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in., mounted to 10 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. 

 

An indoor view albumen showcasing the 'Recumbent Lee', a marble sculpture located at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. The life-sized sculpture by Edward Virginius Valentine depicts Confederate General Robert E. Lee lying at rest in uniform upon a draped bier, with his remains in a vault beneath. 

 

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