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Description: | Three-quarter length portrait of a young man, with his body in three-quarter view to the right, and his head turned to gaze at the viewer. He is depicted standing by a low balustrade, framed by swathes of heavy drapery decorated with fringes and tassels, with his right arm extended and resting on the rail. He wears a grey, curled wig tied with a ribbon and has on his right cheekbone a black silk lunette patch, to cover a scar received at the battle of Fontenoy in Flanders during the Wars of the Austrian Succession. He wears a red coat with black lapels, decorated with gold braid trimming, and a sash across his body from his left shoulder. Round the wrist of his extended hand is a white lace ruff. His glittering breastplate can just be seen beneath his coat. The gold handle of his sword is just visible behind his left side. In the background are shadowy architectural forms, with part of an archway to the right through which can be seen the corner of a distant building.
Technique: oil on canvas
medium: oil paint
Charles, 9th Lord Cathcart by Joshua Reynolds, 1753-55 (circa), (1981.36). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.8547 | Go to resource |
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