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Sign: Robert E Lee (1807-1870) By Ernest Lipsen, 1931. Oil on canvas.
Born and raised in Virginia and a son of the Revolutionary War hero "Lighthorse Harry" Lee, Robert Edward Lee graduated from West Point in 1829. From 1852 to 1855, he served as Superintendent. During his administration, the curriculum was expanded and, in 1854, the West Point Museum was opened to the public. Basing this portrait on an 1852-55 photograph, Ernest L Ipsen depicted Lee as he would have appeared as Superintendent. |