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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2010.53
People
Alexander Gardner, American (Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland 1821 - 1882 Washington, D. C.)
Title
Execution of the Conspirators, No. 4
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
July 7, 1865
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, District of Columbia, Old Arsenal Prison
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/286575

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
image: 14.1 x 19.2 cm (5 9/16 x 7 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso of the mount, lower right, black ink: Lincoln, Abraham [over] assassinators
  • inscription: verso of the mount, center, black ink, stamped: HARVARD COLLEGE LIBRARY [over] FROM [over] THE BEQUEST OF [over] EVERT JANSEN WENDELL [over] 1918

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Evert Jansen Wendell, bequest; to Harvard University, 1918

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from Special Collections, Fine Arts Library, Harvard College Library, Bequest of Evert Jansen Wendell
Accession Year
2010
Object Number
2010.53
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

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