Miss Beatrix Lister
Sir Joshua Reynolds
1765. Oil on canvas. 74.9 x 62.2 cm. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., USA.A portrait by prominent British master Sir Joshua Reynolds depicting young Beatrix Lister. The sitter is shown wearing a dark satin dress with lace trimming, holding a small fluffy dog on her lap. The composition exemplifies Reynolds's skill in blending the innocence of childhood with the refined grand style of 18th-century portraiture.
(source: nga.gov)