When he rode back into our lines, erect and grand—grander than ever—his army broke up into a loving mob and followed him

When he rode back into our lines, erect and grand—grander than ever—his army broke up into a loving mob and followed him
When he rode back into our lines, erect and grand—grander than ever—his army broke up into a loving mob and followed him

When he rode back into our lines, erect and grand—grander than ever—his army broke up into a loving mob and followed him

Date1911
Artist (American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration Citation"General Lee as I Knew Him," by A.R.H. Ranson, in Harper's Monthly Magazine, February 1911
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions24 1/4 × 16 in. (61.6 × 40.6 cm)
frame: 28 × 20 in. (71.1 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Jessie Harrington, 1987
Object number1987-36
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextPyle was sought after as an illustrator of American historical scenes. In this illustration of Confederate General Robert E. Lee moments after his surrender, Pyle departs substantially from the text. The text's author was a Southern sympathizer, and described Lee as "erect and grand-grander than ever" as he rode back to his distraught troops.
Pyle portrays a man dejected in pose and expression.



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