Portrait of Banastre Tarleton

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]. Tarleton is shown in the uniform of the British Legion (American [Revolutionary War)|British Legion], a unit of American Loyalist cavalry. Reynolds, President of the [Royal Academy], was of the country's leading portraitists.
It was exhibited at the Royal [Academy of Arts|Royal Academy]'s Royal Academy [Exhibition of 1782|Summer Exhibition of 1782].
Today it is in the collection of the National Gallery in London.