Portrait of Luke Gardiner, 1st Viscount Mountjoy (1745-1798), Joshua Reynolds, 1773

Luke gardiner, 1st viscount mountjoy (1745-1798), in a beige, fur-trimmed coat, white stock and striped red waistcoat with the label 'luke viscount mountjoy painted by sir joshua reynolds this picture given by cjg [charles john gardiner, 1st earl of blessington] to robert fowler esq 1839' (on the reverse of the panel) reynolds painted another version of this portrait; in a letter, believed to date from july 1773, he told luke gardiner 'i shall send away your picture (the best of the two) immediately; the other i know is to remain here. I have forgot what place it is to be sent. '. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1773. Dimensions: height: 76.7 cm (30.1 in); width: 62.7 cm (24.6 in). Medium: oil on panel. Depicted People: Luke Gardiner, 1st Viscount Mountjoy. Collection: Unidentified location. Luke Gardiner, 1st Viscount Mountjoy (1745-1798) by Joshua Reynolds