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Cannon, Fortress Monroe

Alexander Gardner · 1821–1882

Maximum print size

33.8 × 26.9 cm · 13.3 × 10.6 in

at 300 DPI from the 4,000 × 3,173 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame: 50.8 × 40.6 cm · 20.0 × 16.0 in
Mat opening: 33.8 × 26.9 cm · 13.3 × 10.6 in
Mat border, sides: 8.6 cm · 3.4 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 6.9 cm · 2.7 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: ca. 1864
Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
Type: Photographs
Size: 20.2 × 24.8 cm · 8.0 × 9.8 in
Orientation: landscape
Subjects: American Civil War, Cannons, Men, Soldiers
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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