Lee Lee and Traveller

[Diana9]

thats sooo funny Diana, I thought the same thing about the cell, I dont know what hes leaning on.

It looks like a strange contraption, like a portable leaning post. lol

 

[Custers Luck]

It looks like a strange contraption, like a portable leaning post. lol

I even tried blowing it up, don't know, but he does have a cloth in his hand. its just weird!!

 

[civilwarincolor]

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I am just seeing this thread now. The image is "A Portrait of Command" If you right click on an image you can do a Google search for that image. When I did I found this page for Michael Schreck. When I searched for Michael Schreck I found this site. It is available as a 30" x 40" image. It did not give an indication as to pricing.

Here is a bit larger version with more vibrant colors: (personally, I like the smaller one with muted colors).

 

[civilwarincolor]

OK check this out...

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I did the same thing and searched for that image and came up with this:

It came from this page. It says that it is a "screenshot" is this some type of artist composite? I don't recall seeing this image of Lee before.

 

[ole]

Cincinnati was a much, much better looking horse.

Trolling! Ignore this post.

 

[civilwarincolor]

Cincinnati was a much, much better looking horse.

Trolling! Ignore this post.

Since you mentioned him...

My version of Cincinnati.

01997 - Gen. Grant's horse "Cincinnati"; City Point, Virginia; March 1865 (LC-DIG-cwpb-01997)

The best known of Grant's horses during the war was Cincinnati, the son of Lexington, who was the fastest four mile thoroughbred in the United States. Grant was given the horse as a gift by a man who signed his name as S. S. Grant. He asked the General that the horse be well taken care of and never ill-treated. Soon this became Grant's favorite horse and is featured in several statues and paintings of the General.

Grant allowed only two men to regularly ride Cincinnati; the first being President Lincoln during his visits to Grant in City Point, Virginia. The second being Admiral Daniel Ammen who had saved Grant's life from drowning when he was a school boy. Grant turned down 10,000 dollars in gold for the horse and kept him even after he became President. Cincinnati lived out the end of his life on the farm of Admiral Ammen.

 

[Custers Luck]

they were both fine looking animals, its so amazing to look at horses back then, how well bred they were compared to today.

 

[ole]

When you have a horse like that, your have a horse.

Truth be told, Grant seldom rode Cincinnati. It was a parade horse. He had those he used daily and those he used when it was noisy.

Horses are different. Every general had this horse he rode in parade, the one he rode regularly, and the one he rode when the noise was disconcerting.

Grant might be a bit strange to today's horseman. He usually rode at a full gallop.

It's amusing to visualize Grant going from here to there with his aides, bucking and sawing and trying to keep up.

Sherman had Sam. Sam was a war horse. We don't have pictures of Sam because Lexington was the choice for a photo op.

This is a repeat of something posted years ago.

 

[kealbo54]

here is one of my Lees.Still lots of work to do on this.For some reason I get really annoyed when I see paintings of Traveller with the chest harness.The few photos of him on Traveller,show that his tack didnt include this.

 

[RebelCause]

A great depiction of General Lee. Looking forward to seeing the finished painting. Do you have any more paintings of Lee that you haven't posted please? Thanks Kealbo.

 

[Custers Luck]

here is one of my Lees.Still lots of work to do on this.For some reason I get really annoyed when I see paintings of Traveller with the chest harness.The few photos of him on Traveller,show that his tack didnt include this.

I don't know you yet, so I did not know you are an artist. let me say this. OMG you are amazing as well! I like the fact your painting is realistic to what lees horse gear would have been,you are a very talented man , and I hope you will continue to share your wonderful work.

 

[Diana9]

Cincinnati was a much, much better looking horse.

Trolling! Ignore this post.

Cincinnati was a fine looking horse. He was the son of Sherman's horse, Lexington. Lexington was said to have been "the "fastest four-mile thoroughbred in the United States." My favorite, and I think Sherman's favorite as well, was Duke, depicted with Sherman astride him below.

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[Diana9]

I did the same thing and searched for that image and came up with this:

It came from this page. It says that it is a "screenshot" is this some type of artist composite? I don't recall seeing this image of Lee before.

Definitely talking on his cell phone. Maybe his horse was a time "Traveler" and Lee rode him through time? Hence the name? lol

 

[Diana9]

I even tried blowing it up, don't know, but he does have a cloth in his hand. its just weird!!

Could it have been some kind of "modern" gadget one would order from a catalogue?

Or maybe it was just a tree branch,but it still looks weird.

 

[Nathanb1]

Hah! Modern minds think alike, I guess. I finally decided it was a very conveniently placed and shaped branch. And I guess he's supposed to be overcome with emotion and clutching a cloth.....but we're so conditioned, we automatically think "phone."

 

[Nathanb1]

In this case a "screenshot" is a photo of a painting taken by cellphone camera. I'm guessing someone was in a museum or wherever it's located and managed to take the shot..as opposed to being a scanned or more detailed copy. It may also be a portion of the original painting, with other aspects left out. Hope someone finds the original so we can see it better!

 

[Custers Luck]

Definitely talking on his cell phone. Maybe his horse was a time "Traveler" and Lee rode him through time? Hence the name? lol

You are to funny Diana!!!! I love it Time TRAVELER good one!!!

 

[Custers Luck]

I wonder if it was a 3 legged folding chair ????

 

[Diana9]

I wonder if it was a 3 legged folding chair ????

I was thinking that too.

It would be funny (or really strange) to think Lee carried a folding chair with him to rest against after battle (warfare is so exhausting).

 

[Diana9]

You are to funny Diana!!!! I love it Time TRAVELER good one!!!

Glad you enjoyed.

Hey, it's the weekend! Time to have a few laughs.

Cheers!