Portrait of the Artist's Son, William

This portrait is thought to depict the artist and former Royal Academy President’s third and youngest son, William. Aged about 10 years old, he is posed in a Romantic landscape (usually characterised by vast, awe-evoking views of mountains, valleys, rivers, forests or skies) and dressed in a fashionable outfit: a blood-red suit with high waisted trousers and a ruffled collar.