Otto Boetticher

American, 1816 – c. 1864

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The image features a field officer on horseback at the center, surrounded by rows of soldiers in formation, carrying rifles. The officer is wearing a green military uniform with gold epaulettes, white trousers, and black boots. He holds a sword in his right hand. In the background, there is a cityscape with a detailed building and a softly colored sky with clouds.
Otto Boetticher, New York State Militia, 1st Division, 9th Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1853, hand-colored lithograph on wove paper, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Mary E. Maxwell Fund, 1958), 2015.143.80

New York State Militia, 1st Division, 9th Regiment, 3rd Brigade

Otto Boetticher · 1853 · hand-colored lithograph on wove paper ·  Accession ID  2015.143.80