David Knox
A Fancy Group, in Front of Petersburg

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A Fancy Group, in Front of Petersburg
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ArtistAmerican, active 1860s
PrinterAmerican, born Scotland, 1821–1882
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • A Fancy Group, in Front of Petersburg
  • from Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War, Volume II, Plate 76, published 1866
DateAugust 1864
Place depictedPetersburg, Virginia, United States
MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative
DimensionsImage: 6 3/4 × 9 5/16 in. (17.2 × 23.7 cm)
 Sheet: 6 3/4 × 9 5/16 in. (17.2 × 23.7 cm)
 Mount: 11 7/8 × 15 5/8 in. (30.2 × 39.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2023.234.2.26
Not on view

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ProvenanceJane (1914-1996) and Sawyer Rank (1914-1958), Minnesota; [Arader Galleries, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.

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