Portrait of a Young Girl Holding a Dublin Lottery Ticket

Rendered in oil, Blackburn employs delicate brushwork and a luminous color scheme that softens the figure’s features and the surrounding scenery. The pastel tones of the dress contrast with the warm hues of the sunset sky, while the landscape background—trees and a fading light—provides a gentle atmospheric depth, characteristic of Rococo’s lightness and elegance.

Since its creation in the late eighteenth century, the portrait has remained in public collections, ultimately entering the holdings of the National Gallery of Ireland. Its attribution to Blackburn is supported by stylistic analysis and documentary evidence linking the artist’s transatlantic activity to works produced for patrons in Dublin during the 1760s.