Mortar Dictator, in Front of Petersburg
Artist
David Knox(American, active 1860s)American, active 1860s
PrinterPrinted by
Alexander Gardner (American, born Scotland, 1821–1882)American, born Scotland, 1821–1882
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Mortar Dictator, in Front of Petersburg
- from Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II, Plate 75, published 1866
DateOctober 1864
Place depictedPetersburg, Virginia, United States
MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative
DimensionsImage: 7 × 9 1/16 in. (17.8 × 23 cm)
Sheet: 7 × 9 1/16 in. (17.8 × 23 cm)
Mount: 11 7/8 × 15 5/8 in. (30.2 × 39.7 cm)
Sheet: 7 × 9 1/16 in. (17.8 × 23 cm)
Mount: 11 7/8 × 15 5/8 in. (30.2 × 39.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2023.234.2.25
Non exposé
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