| Portrait of Banastre Tarleton | |
| Artist: | Joshua Reynolds |
| Year: | 1782 |
| Type: | Oil on canvas, portrait |
| Height Metric: | 236 |
| Width Metric: | 145 |
| Metric Unit: | cm |
| Imperial Unit: | in |
| Museum: | National Gallery |
| City: | 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]