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[Photographic Copy of a Drawing of an Execution by Charles Wirgman]
Felice Beatoafter November 1864
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Photographic reproduction of a drawing by Charles Wirgman, depicting a public execution by beheading, witnessed by a large number of men dressed in traditional garments and military uniform. Also visible in the foreground are three children and a woman, all dressed in traditional garments.
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Details
- Title: [Photographic Copy of a Drawing of an Execution by Charles Wirgman]
- Creator: Felice Beato
- Date Created: after November 1864
- Location Created: Japan
- Physical Dimensions: 19.5 × 28.4 cm (7 11/16 × 11 3/16 in.)
- Type: Print
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Albumen silver print
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 2007.26.207.18
- Culture: English
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Partial gift from the Wilson Centre for Photography
- Creator Display Name: Felice Beato (English, born Italy, 1832 - 1909)
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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