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ROBERT E LEE * PSA Autograph Matthew Brady Signed Albumen Photograph Confederate
$15,000.00
Guaranteed Authentic
Superb Large Format Matthew Brady Albumen Print Signed By Robert E Lee
Confederate General and military commander ROBERT E. LEE scarce large format albumen print signed neatly by Lee below his image "R. E. Lee". This historic photograph is one of six exposures made by Brady in Washington, D.C. in 1866 and is one of the rarest Brady from-life photographs of Lee in existence. In 2020, an unsigned version of this same portrait sold for $5,120. One of the scarcest photos of Lee authentically signed by the confederate general!
Printed below the mounted photograph is the caption "BRADY & CO. Entered according to Act of Congress in the Clerks Office for District of Columbia Washington, D.C."
Original photography by Mathew Brady is among the most desired artifacts of 19th-century America, as Brady was one of the first to document U.S. history as it unfolded, creating the definitive visual record of the Civil War and its leaders. For many of the most iconic 19th-century figures, Brady’s images are the images and definitive likenesses that appear in textbooks, museums, and archives today.
One of less than a dozen Robert E Lee signed albumen prints we have been able to locate at auction in the last 20 years. This photo is just one of two signed Brady albumens we've seen with the other being a similar oval shaped albumen print of Lee which sold for $14,340 in May 2007.
The LEE signed photograph has been thoroughly examined and CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC BY PSA/DNA EXPERT EXAMINATION, and encapsulated using PSA/DNA's proprietary sonically-sealed technology. An investment-quality acquisition for any collection. GUARANTEED GENUINE - simply one of the finest investment-quality, authentically-signed Knox documents currently available on the market!
Condition as shown, foxing and stains, throughout image and mount. Image itself still remains clear and sharp. One tear to top of mount, margins irregularly trimmed, consistent with the age, use, storage and handling of a nearly 160 year old photo. Photo measures appx. 8" x 9.75" inside 10" x 13" encapsulate.
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Own a remarkable, original piece of American history! The perfect acquisition for the Revolutionary War or military collector, or History buff.
Sold as is, as shown.