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Execution of Captain Henry Wirz, Springing the trap.

Artist
Alexander Gardner, 17 Oct 1821 - 10 Dec 1882
Sitter
Henry Wirz
Date
November 10, 1865
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 17.5 × 22.5cm (6 7/8 × 8 7/8")
Sheet: 26.7 × 36.2cm (10 1/2 × 14 1/4")
Topic
Exterior
Weapon\Gun\Rifle
Architecture\Building
Weapon\Gun\Bayonet
Equipment\Rope\Noose
Equipment\Gallows
Henry Wirz: Male
Henry Wirz: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army
Portrait
Credit Line
Owner: Chrysler Museum of Art

This record is part of the Catalog of American Portraits, a research archive of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Permission to reproduce images (if available) must be obtained from the portrait owner. Please note that if an owner is listed above, this information may not be current.

Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Object number
98.32.264 CM
Data Source
Catalog of American Portraits