Robert E Lee • Signed • Fine Art Museum Quality Print with General Order No.9

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May-27-14 13:38
Major General Patrick R. Cleburne, CSA • Signed (#271326568305)
I'm impressed, General Lee would be impressed. Very nice, thank you
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Robert E Lee • Signed • Fine Art Museum Quality Print with General Order No.9 (#271520001720)
This images will now ship to Great Britain, Ireland France. Shipping will be First Class Air Mail .75 6 to 10 days.
You know what I find especially disturbing: People who sell similar image and have no idea when or where they were taken. Then make things up. Sad!
General Robert E. Lee
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VERY SAD • IGNORANCE IS A TERRIBLE THING
CSA
Signa
ture Series
This is a great combination • The last photograph taken of General Lee in uniform and a
copy of General Orders No.9 signed by him
Commemorating the 150
th
Anniversary of the
Confederate States of America
"FATE DENIED THEM VICTORY BUT GAVE THEM A GLORIOUS IMMORTALITY
Furled But Not
Forgotten"
**
This immortality has been captured in these
CSA
Signature Series of restored images.
All Prints are Made in the U.S.A.
Taken in Richmond Virginia April 16, 1865 (Easter Sunday), by Mathew Brady himself. Brady has positioned General Lee right in the cross panels of the door behind him. In this outstanding photograph of General Lee. Brady had asked Gen. Lee to  wear the uniform he was wearing when he surrendered to General Grant, but he did not. In fact General Lee did not want to be bothered, he was tired, he had just returned from Appomattox Court House the day before and it was Easter Sunday. Brady went to the Confederate Colonel (who he knew well) in charge of prisoners and pleaded with him. He in turn went to Mrs. Lee who talked her husband into a one hour photo session under the back porch of their home.  The results are Mathew Brady's finest work. Brady took six images, all six are existing, but only five glass negatives survived.
General Robert E. Lee.
This is a similar image
as CSA 02,
except it has been restored using 21
st
century techniques. The outer edges are where the light sensitive material did not fully coat the class is visible. In this image you can see the Brady stand between General Lee’s legs behind him. The Brady Stand was a unique contraption that could  used as a table prop, or extended with a neck brace to keep his subject as still as possible during long exposures. This stand has been left in the photograph because it is part of it's charm and of interest of how portrait photographs were taken in that period.
These images are all about respect and giving each General the attention to revitalize them as they they taken over a 150 years ago.
This photograph is a conversation piece. Note how Brady placed General Lee in the cross frame of the door. This was no accident because in other images he is not in that position. How Brady had only one hour for this shoot and how he had to practically beg his way into taking the pictures. It was Easter Sunday.  This series of photographs of General Lee a week after Appomattox is truly remarkable.
In this photograph Gen. Lee and the immediate area around him have been completely restored, the outer area sounding General Lee on the edge of the print, as it appeared on the existing  glass negative.
You will not find this image, in this condition anywhere.
The glass negative was in terrible condition and well over a 100 hours of painstaking restoration were needed to fully honor General Lee. The edges of the image were left as is.
These images of General Lee and all the images have been painstakingly restored to the highest standards, no detail has been left untouched.  His uniform is intact,
all the buttons are on his coat.
Over a year has been spent restoring these images to their original beauty, they have been toned, to duplicate the appearance of the original Albumen prints, as they would have looked over a 150 years ago. Showing General Lee and his Lieutenants the respect they so admiralty deserve.  As Gen. Lee might have first viewed a print.
A facsimile of R. E. Lee’s signature has been applied (as with all of his Lieutenants). This is General Lee’s actual signature carefully copied and applied to the photograph. Not traced by another hand. It actually looks as if R.E. Lee signed the photograph, "very truly yours, RE Lee".
General Lee did not sign it.
This is the only image in the collection that bears that signature, "very truly yours RE Lee".
This photograph appear to be autographed by General Lee himself. It is almost as if it was in archival storage at the Library of Congress for the past 150 years and just found. They are outstanding prints. Every image has been treated with the same care.
• This lot is for ONE (1) image.
Approximate size:
8 x 10 7/8 inches
. With RE Lee's signature applied, he did not sign this photograph though it look that way.
Printed on satin finish archival paper
(260gsm)
with archival inks. This image comes in a acid free archival glassine envelope.
This is a Fine Art Museum Quality Print. This is a restored digital reproduction, made to the highest standards. Shipping:
The Priority Mail  Envelope is clearly marked
Photo Do Not Bend
and a heavy piece of corrugated cardboard is inserted for addition protection.
• With this lot comes a copy of General Lee's farewell address to his troops. General Orders No.9 written on April 10, 1865 and signed RE Lee, Gen. This is a replica of the original  hand written Orders to look like it was written in April of 1865.  Even the back of the sheet has been reproduced to look old.
Photo Signed
very truly yours RE Lee
These photographs will enhance your décor and make you proud to display them. Each photo image bears the signature of the Confederate Officer depicted.
Each CSA Signature Series photograph comes with a short excerpt out Southern Civil War history describing the heroic figure with an appropriate Confederate flag (as above) at the head of the sheet.. Tastefully printed on grey cover stock, suitable for framing.
This is a Museum quality print reproduction. It comes in an archival glassine envelope for added protection and shipped with stiffeners for added protection against being bent. Note General Robert E. Lee did not sign this photograph; he is in no condition to sign it. His signature has been duplicated and carefully applied to the image. This is a 21st century digital archival print.
NOTE TO BUYERS: SHOULD YOU BUY A SIMILAR IMAGE FROM ANOTHER SELLER MAKE SURE GENERAL LEE HAS ALL HIS BUTTONS.
Albumen (egg whites) prints of that time were made by contacting printing the (glass) negatives, exposing the paper to daylight, developed then Selenium toned giving a photograph a warm tone to add stability to the image.
Selenium
toning
improves the photograph’s tone and stabilizes the print against fading. Unfortunately in the 19
th
century the paper that the image was on was not archival.
This same process is used today for all archival wet processed black and white
Gelatin silver
prints on archival paper. The dilution of the Selenium and the amount time the print is in this bath will affect the color of the tone.
Many photographers made prints from the mid ninetieth century to the end that way, but the paper that was used had a strong tendency to turn yellow with age and exposure to light.
The print remained on the paper but the paper turned yellow with exposure to light and the atmosphere.
You will be proud to display these fine prints. If you are an admirer of General Lee (and his
Lieutenant
s), his high standards in everything he did and his heritage to this country, these are prints you must have
.
** This is written on a bronze plaque in the Hollywood cemetery Richmond, VA.  Sadly for the most part they have  been forgotten.
About the materials used to make these prints.
"Wilhelm Imaging Research is currently testing the Lucia pigment-based inks... A review of preliminary test data indicates that prints made with the Lucia pigmented inks and select Canon photo and fine art papers will have WIR Display Permanence Ratings in excess of 100 years exposed to sun 24/7 for color images and significantly beyond that for monochrome. The print is UV coated
adding another 50 years.
In other words a 100 years from now this photograph will look as does today.
These images are reproduced directly from digital files made from the original
negative: glass, wet collodion (digital file from the original negative). The files often exceed (1 1/2) one and half gigabits in the finished size and printed from a 16 bits files. The quality
does not get any better then this.
The images are printed on archival paper with archival inks on a (12) color professional
printer, then cross sprayed with a UV coating.
Any other method of reproducing
these
images, which were made directly from a digital file from the original negative, only introduces several addition steps taking away quality from the original and introducing archival questions.
In other words to make a chemical (wet) print without the negative you must make a digital print, next photograph it producing a negative (using Technical Pan Film, ISO 25) (hopefully a large negative at least 4 x 5in) that has to be developed. Now you put that into an enlarger and expose a sheet of (hopefully) archival paper, develop it, fix it (no hardener) and archival wash it. Now comes the real archival part. The print is now put in
Selenium
toner, then fixed with harder
and washed again in an archival washer. Then squeegeed and placed on a screen drying rack. This is the way Ansel Adams did it.
If you are looking at less expensive prints of this of image, make sure General Lee has all his buttons on his uniform.
You get what you pay for.
MADE IN THE USA
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Patrons of a West Palm Beach, Florida Art Show
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“These photographs are not just copies of old photos, the way they have been restored and the depth of each image makes them a work of art, they belong in a museum”.
Greg Genco, President, The Local Scene, Treasure Coast, Fl.
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“The way each of these images have been restored shows a sensitivity to the individual in the photograph that almost brings them back to life, outstanding collection of work”.
Len Hunt, Casting Director
,
best known for such movies as " Pet Sematary Two" (also played the Director in the opening scene) and "My Cousin Vinny"
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“These prints are an investment in your peace of mind. There is something about them that brings me a sense of solace when I view them”.
Private collector
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Stuart, Florida • Art Show
I've been an avid collector of Civil War photographs for some time. I recently dealt with CSA and purchased a photo of General Robert E. Lee. It was a quick purchase for the show was packing up. At first I figured this would be another average photo to add to my collection, but I was wrong. It is far from that. Upon closer examination at home I found this picture was masterfully done and I can see lot's of careful work went into it. A magnifcient photograph.
Richard Haley,  New York City
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IMPORTANT NOTE:
THE MAJORITY OF THESE IMAGES BEAR THE SIGNATURE OF THE GENERAL ON THE PRINT, EXCEPT AS NOTED. THESE PHOTOGRAPHS
HAVE NOT
BEEN AUTOGRAPHED BY R. E. LEE OR ANY OTHER GENERAL or M.B. Brady, THOUGH IT APPEARS TO LOOK THAT WAY. THEIR SIGNATURE HAS BEEN ARTFULLY APPLIED.
I will leave feedback once the product has been received and the customer has left feedback on my page. This lets me know that you the customer have received the package and are happy with your purchase.
Errata
SOME people
seem a little confused as to my descriptions: (I want nobody to be disappointed in their purchase, I take great pride in what I do,
I have spent hundreds of hours of research, retouching and restoration of these images).
america is a wonderful placeLet me make myself perfectly clear. What you see, is what you get (WYSIWYG), the image on eBay is the PRODUCT you will receive, and in all cases better. I have described in great detail each item and exactly what it is. If you have any requests or questions please do not hesitate to ask before you order, I will be happy to answer them.
Know what you are buying.
It is what it is, a
Museum Quality print
made and restored from a digital file using the original old glass negative and in rare instances a print, it is
NOT
an original print made in the 1860's or 70's and restored, (seems I had one buyer expecting an original restored print circa 1870 with actual signatures made by the Generals on the print for .95 and another who actually said it was not what I visualized, if you are sight implied do not order, America is a wonderful place) it is a
restored
archival
digital reproduction
, with the General's signature
carefully applied
and in most cases in brown, this is not some cheap print. * General Lee was in no condition to sign this photograph when I made it. His signature has been applied to this photo. It is interesting to note that the actual ink used in the day was not brown but because of the high iron content most signatures rusted over time. Many hours of careful restoration have gone into this print.  Again, if you have any questions please ask.
Thank you for looking.
Shipping can be combined for like items.
Condition of sale:
PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED AT THE END OF THE SALE.
IMPORTANT NOTE: EBAY NOW AUTOMATICALLY SENDS A NON-PAYING BIDDER ALERT
IF YOU HAVEN'T MADE YOUR PAYMENT AFTER THE SALE ENDS.  IT WILL BE CANCELLED.
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Do NOT ask me to reduce the price, I will not respond.
© Copyright:
These images are significantly cleaned up, restored, and are an improved version of the original. They are copyright protected and may not be reproduced without express permission. This signature of  very truly yours RE Lee is the sole poisson of the
author due to the extensive restoration necessary to apply it to this image. It can not be used used or reproduced without permission of the author.