Davies, John W., fl. 1870 [Henry "Light Horse" Lee]

GLC01442.09

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GLC#
GLC01442.09-View header record
Type
Images
Date
1870 ca.
Author/Creator
Davies, John W., fl. 1870
Title
[Henry "Light Horse" Lee]
Place Written
Richmond, Virginia
Pagination
1 carte de visite Height: 11.6 cm, Width: 7.3 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Carte-de-visite of the painting of Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee in uniform. Originally painted by Gilbert Stuart. Published by "The 'Lee' Photographic Gallery." Paul C. Nagel's The Lees of Virginia (1990) indicates it was said to have been painted shortly before he went to jail for debt in 1809.

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