General Holt and Members of the Military Commission that Tried Lincoln Murder Conspirators
Artist
Mathew B. Brady
(American, 1823-1896)
CultureAmerican
DateApril 1865
MediumPlatinum print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 10 5/16 × 16 in. (26.2 × 40.6 cm)
Overall, Support: 19 7/8 × 24 5/16 in. (50.5 × 61.8 cm)
Overall, Support: 19 7/8 × 24 5/16 in. (50.5 × 61.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange
Object number98.32.210
Collections
Not on view
DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. A black and white photograph of twelve men, ten are dressed in uniform the other two are wearing suits. Most are seated while some stand in a semicircle position. The caption along the bottom reads "Gen. Holt & Members of the Court who tried Mrs. Surratt, John Payne & others for the Assassination of Lincoln." This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].
