Richard Norton

Portrait of Richard Norton in military uniform, rendered in sepia tones by British-American artist John Elliott. Norton served as a military officer during World War I. Elliott, born in Lincolnshire in 1859 and later based in Charleston, South Carolina, was known for portrait work and illustrations that captured the likenesses of officers and public figures of his era. This drawing demonstrates the careful rendering techniques popular in early twentieth-century portraiture, executed with the precision expected of official military documentation and biographical illustration during the Great War period.