Lieutenant John Ross of the 34th Foot Grenadier Company, ca. 1768. Ross was about 24 at this time., David Martin, circa 1769

Caption from the museum's website lt. John ross of the 34th regiment was a distinguished member of the british army. After the final campaigns of the french and indian war, he explored and mapped the mississippi valley before rotating back to great britain with his regiment in the later 1760s. Ross returned to america in 1776 and participated in a number of battles in the north. This portrait, attributed to scottish-born artist david martin c. 1769, depicts ross after his first american tour of duty. Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1769. Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Museum of the American Revolution. Lieutenant John Ross

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Author: Attributed to David Martin (1737–1797)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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