File:Joseph Brant painting by George Romney 1776.jpg

Summary
Joseph Brant was made a war chief of the Mohawks.

Portrait of Joseph Brant. Brant was visiting England in 1776 A.D. with Guy Johnson at age 33 or 34 when Romney painted him in his London studio. Brant is shown wearing a white ruffled shirt, an Indian blanket, a silver gorget, a plumed headdress and carrying a tomahawk. The painting is today in the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa.