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Hand-colored lithograph of two men seated at a round table; one in blue Union uniform, one in gray writing with a quill, framed paintings on the wall.

Surrender of General Lee

Two men sit facing each other across a round table in a room with a striped floor and framed winter landscapes on the wall. The officer on the left wears a dark blue Union uniform with a sash, while the man on the right, in gray with a white beard, writes with a quill beside an inkwell.

Artist
Currier & Ives Lithography Company
Date
1865
Medium
Hand-colored lithograph on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
3036 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1865).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery

Español: Rendición del general Lee en Appomattox, 9 de abril de 1865

Dos hombres se sientan frente a frente en una mesa redonda, en una habitación con piso a rayas y paisajes invernales enmarcados en la pared. El oficial de la izquierda viste un uniforme azul de la Unión con faja, mientras que el hombre de la derecha, de gris y barba blanca, escribe con una pluma junto a un tintero.

Português: Rendição do general Lee em Appomattox, 9 de abril de 1865

Dois homens sentam-se frente a frente em uma mesa redonda, em um cômodo com piso listrado e paisagens invernais emolduradas na parede. O oficial à esquerda usa uniforme azul da União com faixa, enquanto o homem à direita, de cinza e barba branca, escreve com uma pena ao lado de um tinteiro.