Focus on Lord Ribblesdale (Sargent) and discuss the abstract.
Lord Ribblesdale, sometimes known as The Ancestor, is a portrait in oils on canvas by John Singer Sargent of Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale, completed in 1902. The full-length portrait depicts Lord Ribblesdale in his hunting clothes. It measures 258.4 cm × 143.5 cm (101.7 in × 56.5 in) and has been held by the National Gallery in London since 1916.
Baron Ribblesdale Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale John Singer Sargent National Gallery London