| Portrait of Banastre Tarleton | |
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| Artist | Joshua Reynolds |
| Year | 1782 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 236 cm× 145 cm(93 in× 57 in) |
| Location | National Gallery, London |
Portrait of Banastre Tarleton is a 1782 portrait painting by the English artist Sir Joshua Reynolds. It depicts the British army officer Banastre Tarleton against a background scene of battle, referring to his recent service in the American War of Independence. [1] Tarleton is shown in the uniform of the British Legion, a unit of American Loyalist cavalry which he had served with before surrendering at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781. [2] Reynolds, President of the Royal Academy, was of the country's leading portraitists.
It was exhibited at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition in 1782. [3] Today it is in the collection of the National Gallery in London. [4]
