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<p>The Earl rests nonchalantly on his sword, dressed in ceremonial satin and lace and showing off his shoes with rosettes. No other Knight was ever immortalised in such a relaxed pose, or actually wearing the Order's oversize hat with ostrich feathers.
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Whereas the face is strongly painted with vermillion red, the fugitive carmine used for the robes has now turned to pink. The cross-legged pose from the antique is a typical 18th-century formula and, allied to the loose costume, far off gaze, undressed hair and falling curtain, evokes the era of Anthony van Dyck. A family reminder is the coot on his banner and one standing below it.  (National Gallery of Ireland: Essential Guide, 2008)</div>
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Joshua_Reynolds" class="extiw" title="w:en:Joshua Reynolds"><span title="English painter (1723-1792)">Joshua Reynolds</span></a>
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<ul><li>June 2014 upload <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://storyscope5.ssl.co.uk/objects/1894">http://storyscope5.ssl.co.uk/objects/1894</a></li>
<li>March 2010 upload <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.abcgallery.com/R/reynolds/reynolds13.html">http://www.abcgallery.com/R/reynolds/reynolds13.html</a></li>
<li>Source of original upload is: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://georgianaduchessofdevonshire.blogspot.com/2008_08_01_archive.html">http://georgianaduchessofdevonshire.blogspot.com/2008_08_01_archive.html</a></li></ul>