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M. Haxtun, Lieut. Comdo., U.S.N.

E. & H. T. Anthony; Mathew B. Brady

Artwork Details

M. Haxtun, Lieut. Comdo., U.S.N.
circa 1861-1865
E. & H. T. Anthony; Mathew B. Brady
albumen print on paper
Gift of Dr. Seymour and Barbara K. Adelson
2008/2.196.6

Description

Subject Matter:

In this photograph, Lieutenant Commander M. Haxtun stands at a slight turn as he looks with a kindly expression indirectly out of the picture plane. His form-fitting officer’s coat, crisp black bowtie, and large, tassled epaulets give him a dapper appearance. He occupies a rather minimally described interior space. Haxtun served in the United States Navy during the American Civil War (1861-65). Here he poses for Mathew Brady, who produced a large number of cartes-de-visite of various Union Army and Navy officers during the war.

Physical Description:

Three-quarter length portrait of a mustachioed man in a military uniform with one hand tucked into his coat breast. 

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