Sir Joshua Reynolds P.R.A.

Probably a gift from the sitter to his friend Sir Roger Mostyn, Mostyn Hall;
Thomas Lloyd (possibly Thomas Pryce Lloyd (1800-1874), grandson of Sir Roger Mostyn);
bequeathed to General the Hon Sir Savage Mostyn (1835-1914), son of Edward, 2nd Baron Mostyn;
thence by descent

D. Mannings, Sir Joshua Reynolds, A Complete Catalogue of His Paintings, London 2000, Text volume, no. 526

STRUCTURE The canvas has been lined. PAINT SURFACE The painting appears to be in good condition. There are no apparent damages or losses of paint. There is some very faintly visible retouching to cracking along the lower edge of the upper stretcher bar, and there is a very discoloured and opaque old varnish overall. ULTRAVIOLET Examination under ultraviolet light reveals scattered minor retouching in the background, predominantly upper left, and confirms the opacity of the varnish. FRAME Held in a gilded wooden frame. To speak to a specialist about this lot please contact Julian Gascoigne on +44 (0)207 293 5482, or at julian.gascoigne@sothebys.com, or Emmeline Hallmark on 44 (0)207 293 5407, or at emmeline.hallmark@sothebys.com.
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Henry Drummond was the fourth son of William Drummond, 4th Viscount Strathallen, and his wife Margaret, daughter of Lord William Murray. On 21st March 1761 he married Elizabeth, daughter of the Hon. Charles Compton. He was a banker and lived at The Grange in Hampshire. He died in 1795. A letter attached to the reverse refers to Drummond's friendship with Sir Thomas Mostyn and to a portrait of him by Reynolds, but the Reynolds portrait, showing the sitter in a similar hunt costume, is in fact of Sir Roger Mostyn (1734-1796), Sir Thomas' son. Appointments for 'Mr Drummond' are recorded in Reynolds's sitters books for June 23rd and September 25th 1767 and there is also an appointment for Mostyn on 19th May 1767.