Portrait of Naval Officers and a Messenger

c. 1863

Bernard Moses

Associated Names
Bernard Moses

Artist, American, born Germany, 1832 - 1899

Three individuals are depicted in a full-body view. On the left, a young person stands near a railing with an envelope in hand, appearing engaged. Next to them, a man leans casually against the railing, and on the right stands another man in a similar uniform. The background features detailed elements like a landscape painting, a column, a tiled floor, and the architectural design of the banister.

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Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.

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Inscriptions

on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top left in graphite: 7.39 RULH; top right: AF31D; center printed in black ink: Photographic Artist. / B. Moses, / Cor. Camp and Canal Sts. / New Orleans.

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