Execution of Captain Wirz, The Drop
Artist
Alexander Gardner
(American (born Scotland), 1821 - 1882)
CultureAmerican | Scottish
DateNovember 10, 1865
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 7 3/8 × 9 3/8 in. (18.7 × 23.8 cm)
Overall, Support: 8 11/16 × 11 in. (22.1 × 27.9 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Overall, Support: 8 11/16 × 11 in. (22.1 × 27.9 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange
Object number98.32.265
Collections
Not on view
DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. This view shows the scene of the scaffold in the yard of the Old Capitol building in Washington just after the drop fell, and Wirtz is hanging. Friday, November 10, 1865. This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].
