Portrait of Lt. General Nelson A. Miles

Johnson, Eastman, 1824-1906 · April 1890

The standing figure of the officer, facing front , three-quarter length. He wears a dark blue dress uniform and cape with a gold shoulder sash. In one gloved hand he holds his cap, the other rests on the hilt of his sword. A medal hangs at his throat. His mustache and hair are gray-brown. The background gives an indication of landscape with artillery smoke rising behind the head. In the distant right are suggestions of an encampment with tents, artillery and figures, and the American flag on a staff. Nelson A. Miles by Eastman Johnson.