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Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Engraving of Richard Henry Lee

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0373 Author/Creator: Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: 1862 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; Order a Copy

One engraving of Richard Henry Lee dated 1862. Seated portrait of Lee based on a painting by Alonzo Chappel.

Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887
Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794

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