ck ▁also ▁painted ▁a ▁portrait ▁of ▁their ▁older ▁brother , ▁James , ▁later ▁ 4 th ▁Duke ▁of ▁Len no x ▁and ▁ 1 st ▁Duke ▁of ▁Richmond , ▁now ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art . ▁▁ ▁The ▁two ▁brothers ▁are ▁fashion ably ▁dressed ▁in ▁rich ▁sil k ▁and ▁sat in ▁cl othing , ▁with ▁la ce ▁coll ars . ▁ ▁James ▁is ▁we aring ▁warm ▁sh ades ▁of ▁gold ▁and ▁brown ; ▁Bernard ▁contrast ingly ▁in ▁cool er ▁silver ▁and ▁blue . ▁ ▁The ▁dra pe ▁and ▁h ue ▁of ▁the ▁lux ur ious ▁fab rics ▁is ▁acc ent u ated ▁by ▁the ▁m uted ▁brown ▁background . ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁both ▁dressed ▁for ▁a ▁journey : ▁the ▁painting ▁was ▁commission ed ▁shortly ▁before ▁they ▁depart ed ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 9 ▁for ▁a ▁three - year ▁Grand ▁Tour ▁of ▁Europe . ▁▁▁ ▁John ▁is ▁standing ▁on ▁a ▁step , ▁lean ing ▁on ▁a ▁stone ▁pl inth , ▁looking ▁into ▁the ▁distance ▁past ▁the ▁vie wer . ▁ ▁Bernard ▁has ▁stepped ▁up ▁onto ▁the ▁step ▁with ▁his ▁left ▁leg , ▁with ▁his ▁left ▁hand ▁rest ing ▁on ▁his ▁hip ▁so ▁his ▁left ▁el bow ▁j uts ▁out ▁at ▁an ▁un n atur ally ▁awk ward ▁angle ; ▁he ▁is ▁gaz ing ▁directly ▁at ▁the ▁vie wer , ▁and ▁lif ting ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁his ▁c ape ▁with ▁his ▁right ▁hand ▁to ▁reve al ▁its ▁sil k ▁linking , ▁and ▁his ▁emb roid ered ▁jack et ▁and ▁b ree ches