Last month, the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery unveiled the official portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama. They're part of the "America's Presidents" exhibit, and the portraits of the first African-American president and First Lady were even more significant because the artists commissioned to do the job were for the first time black too.

"I’m also thinking about all of the young people, particularly girls and girls of color, who, in years ahead, will come to this place and they will look up and they will see an image of someone who looks like them hanging on the wall of this great American institution," said Michelle Obama in her speech at the unveiling.

Barack had big praise for the modernist portrait of his wife, thanking the artist by saying, "Amy, I want to thank you for capturing the grace and beauty and intelligence and charm — and hotness — of the woman that I love."

But it seems there might be one other person contending for the title of Biggest Fan of the portrait.

A young girl by the name of Parker was visiting the museum with her family and was photographed standing in front of Michelle's portrait, her mouth hanging open and looking at the former first lady in wonder.

The picture was taken by fellow museum-goer Ben Hines, who was visiting DC with his mother. He uploaded the image to Facebook, and it has since been shared more than 27,000 times.

"It was so touching and uplifting for me to see this beautiful child looking at a beautiful portrait of a powerful woman," Ben told BuzzFeed News. "I was so delighted to have been in the right place at the right time."

He said that the unidentified girl was with her family standing in line in front of them, and noted that she was "excited and full of energy". But when gazing upon the painting, she stood transfixed, and even refused to turn around and pose for her mother's picture.

"It's hard to describe in words," Ben's mother, Donna, said. "She had such wonder on her face and her entire body just stopped as she looked at her, and she had this wonder that was silent and yet seemed to be saying something very big at the same time."

The artist, Amy Sherald, shared the picture to Instagram, asserting that "representation matters".

After the image was cross-posted on other social media platforms, the girl's mother, Jessica, revealed that it was her daughter Parker. She took the two-year-old and her little sister Ava to see the Obama portraits, reiterating what Ben had said: "I was trying to get her to turn around so I could take a picture, but she wouldn't cooperate. She just wanted to stare at it. She was fascinated."

"As a little person looking at a portrait that large, I can imagine it's fascinating," Jessica told BuzzFeed News. "She had a little moment."

And Parker's "moment" left everyone else having their own kinds of moments too.

Parker's very special moment was one that the rest of the world could empathise with, and it's certainly a photo that inspires hope for people from all walks of life.

"In the world we live in today, I'm just trying to raise a little girl who has opportunities to see women who look like her doing great things," said Parker's mom.

Bless.

Last month, the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery unveiled the official portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama. They're part of the "America's Presidents" exhibit, and the portraits of the first African-American president and First Lady were even more significant because the artists commissioned to do the job were for the first time black too.

"I’m also thinking about all of the young people, particularly girls and girls of color, who, in years ahead, will come to this place and they will look up and they will see an image of someone who looks like them hanging on the wall of this great American institution," said Michelle Obama in her speech at the unveiling.

Barack had big praise for the modernist portrait of his wife, thanking the artist by saying, "Amy, I want to thank you for capturing the grace and beauty and intelligence and charm — and hotness — of the woman that I love."

But it seems there might be one other person contending for the title of Biggest Fan of the portrait.

A young girl by the name of Parker was visiting the museum with her family and was photographed standing in front of Michelle's portrait, her mouth hanging open and looking at the former first lady in wonder.

The picture was taken by fellow museum-goer Ben Hines, who was visiting DC with his mother. He uploaded the image to Facebook, and it has since been shared more than 27,000 times.

"It was so touching and uplifting for me to see this beautiful child looking at a beautiful portrait of a powerful woman," Ben told BuzzFeed News. "I was so delighted to have been in the right place at the right time."

He said that the unidentified girl was with her family standing in line in front of them, and noted that she was "excited and full of energy". But when gazing upon the painting, she stood transfixed, and even refused to turn around and pose for her mother's picture.

"It's hard to describe in words," Ben's mother, Donna, said. "She had such wonder on her face and her entire body just stopped as she looked at her, and she had this wonder that was silent and yet seemed to be saying something very big at the same time."

The artist, Amy Sherald, shared the picture to Instagram, asserting that "representation matters".

After the image was cross-posted on other social media platforms, the girl's mother, Jessica, revealed that it was her daughter Parker. She took the two-year-old and her little sister Ava to see the Obama portraits, reiterating what Ben had said: "I was trying to get her to turn around so I could take a picture, but she wouldn't cooperate. She just wanted to stare at it. She was fascinated."

"As a little person looking at a portrait that large, I can imagine it's fascinating," Jessica told BuzzFeed News. "She had a little moment."

And Parker's "moment" left everyone else having their own kinds of moments too.

Parker's very special moment was one that the rest of the world could empathise with, and it's certainly a photo that inspires hope for people from all walks of life.

"In the world we live in today, I'm just trying to raise a little girl who has opportunities to see women who look like her doing great things," said Parker's mom.

Bless.