An Attractive Water-Colour Painting of Captain C. C. Saxton, Royal Artillery, half-length with sitter in uniform wearing his China 1857 and Abyssinia 1867 campaign medals, painted on card, with indistinct signature to lower right corner, 255 x 210mm, contained in an attractive composite ‘bronzed’ moulded frame, 440 x 395mm, the sitter identified by an old ink inscription to reverse board, good condition and an appealing portrait £500-600

Captain Saxton served with the Madras Artillery Mountain Train and Rocket Battery throughout the China Campaign of 1860, and was present at the action of Sinho (Medal). He served as Assistant Field Engineer with the Abyssinian Expeditionary Force from 31 December 1867 to the end of the campaign, and latterly as Assistant Provost Marshal at Senafe in addition to other duties (mentioned in despatches and medal).