Suspense (Saying Our Prayers) (1894). Artist: Charles Burton Barber (1845-1894). Suspense is a vintage Victorian Era fine art portrait painting featuring a young girl and her pets (a jack russell terrier dog and a cute tabby cat) saying grace in bed before eating breakfast.About the Artist:Charles Burton Barber was an English painter who attained great success with his paintings of children and their pets. During his lifetime Barber was regarded as one of England's finest animal painters.