Colonel John T. Croxton

c. 1861

Mathew B. Brady

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Mathew B. Brady

Artist, American, 1822 - 1896

The image shows a seated man, from the waist up. He is sitting with one arm resting on a draped table and the other holding a military cap. The man has a serious expression, featuring a full beard and mustache, with neatly combed medium-length hair parted at the side. He is dressed in a dark military uniform with double-breasted buttons and shoulder insignias, indicating a rank of officer. The background is plain and neutral.

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Provenance

Collection of Frederick Hill Meserve (1865–1962), New York; (Rinhart Galleries); John Staszyn, New York; (Hans P. Kraus, Jr., New York), 1985; NGA purchase, 2023.

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Inscriptions

by unknown hand, top center of mount in graphite: 1 Negative; on mount verso, by unknown hand, top center in graphite: Webster & Bro / Col Walker / 35th Ia/Irish Reg; lower center: Col Croxton; lower left corner: 302053


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