Lieutenant Washington, a Confederate Prisoner, and Capt. Custis [sic] (for Custer) U.S.A.
![Lieutenant Washington, a Confederate Prisoner, and Capt. Custis [sic] (for Custer) U.S.A. by Alexander Gardner](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.artheonmuseum.org%2Fmet%2Fph%2Fthumb%2Flieutenant-washington-a-confederate-prisoner-and-285733.webp&w=3840&q=75)
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions
Image: 3 3/16 × 4 1/8 in. (8.1 × 10.5 cm) Mount: 4 7/16 × 5 13/16 in. (11.3 × 14.7 cm)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gilman Collection, Museum Purchase, 2005
Accession Number
2005.100.1239
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Alexander Gardner · 1840–1882
Alexander Gardner was born on 17 October 1821 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, and came of age in a culture shaped by radical social thought. Influenced by the cooperative ideals of Robert Owen, Gardner initially apprenticed as a jeweler and harbored dreams of founding a utopian community in America. His encounter with photography changed the course of his life. After seeing Mathew Brady's cele...