R. E. Lee on Horseback

Object Details

Artist

Anthony de Francisci, born Palermo, Italy 1887-died New York City 1964

Sitter

Robert E. Lee

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Anthony de Francisci’s plaster relief commemorates Civil War general Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) and was probably created as a design for a medal. The Confederate flags at the lower left and right recall Lee’s command of the Southern armies, whose bayonet points appear just beyond the hill in the background. In April 1865, Lee surrendered to Union general Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia. After the war, Lee became president of Washington College, now Washington and Lee University, in Lexington, Virginia.

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Anthony de Francisci

n.d.

Object number

1966.51.47

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Sculpture-Relief

Medium

deep cut plaster

Dimensions

7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm) diam.

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Department

Painting and Sculpture

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Topic

Portrait male

Record ID

saam_1966.51.47

Metadata Usage (text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7502f7bde-2ea8-4a5d-bb00-ba14e26c38cd