Lot 554: Carter, Poindexter Page

Carter, Poindexter Page Southern (wk 1870-1900) PORTRAIT OF GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE oil on canvas, framed inscribed: on verso, Made by my hand for my pupil Miss Marion Weigle, 1919, PP Carter, artist. H50" W35" *Note: Carter is known for his portrait replicas of prominent southerners. Many of his portraits are in the collection of the City of Charleston, including likenesses of the following: Edward Barnwell Heyward (1826-1871) Thomas Abram Huguenin (1839-1897) Jacob Ford Prioleau (1839-1897) John A. Wagner (1816-1888) He also painted Georgia governor Charles Jones Jenkins (1805-1883).