Osceola, oil on canvas, by Robert John Curtis (1816–1867). Painted from life at Fort Moultrie, Sullivan's Island, January 1838, for Dr. R.L. Baker. Curtis and Osceola developed a close friendship during the painting sessions, conversing at length while Osceola sat for the portrait. The clothing depicted is in the style of the Creek Indians, itself influenced by British military uniforms of the eighteenth century. The original hangs in the Charleston Museum. This is the portra