Revolutionary War oil on canvas painting signed R.M Staigg and dated 1839.Probably by Richard Morrell Staigg, who was active as an artist in America at this time.49 inches by 35 inches in a frame 53 inches by 38 inches.

Richard Morrell Staigg
Richard M. Staigg (7 September 1817 Leeds, England - 11 October 1881 Newport, Rhode Island) or R.M. Staigg was a portrait painter in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th century. When he was about thirteen years of age he was placed in an architect's office, and he subsequently received a few weeks' instruction in portrait painting. In 1831 he came to the United States with his father, and four years later he settled with the family in Newport. In his artistic efforts he met with encouragement and advice from Washington Allston, and soon devoted himself entirely to miniature painting. In Boston he kept a studio in Amory Hall. He belonged to the Boston Artists' Association. He was a regular exhibitor at the National Academy of Design, New York City, of which he was elected an associate in 1856, and an academician in 1861. He visited Europe 1867-1869, and again 1872-1874. The last twenty years of his life were devoted to painting life-size portraits in oil, as well as genre pieces and landscapes.

Works
Among his portraits are those of Washington Allston, Edward Everett, Daniel Webster, William H. Prescott, and others. Some of his miniatures were exhibited at the Royal Academy, and received warm praise. Among his works in oil are portraits of himself, of Russell Sturgis and George H. Calvert, and the "Crossing Sweeper," "The Sailor's Grave" (1862), and "Cat's Cradle" (1863).Notes Boston Directory, 1848; Boston Almanac, 1880 Boston Art Club. Special exhibition of the works of Richard Morrell Staigg. Boston: Mills, Knight & Co., 1881 Boston Almanac. 1851

Restoration over 10% to 15% of the surface.