拍品專文
A handwritten old label on the reverse of the frame identifies the sitter as Luke Gardiner whereas the backing paper of the miniature is inscribed 'Viscount Mornington painted by J. [sic] Hone - Dublin 1796'.
Numerous other miniatures by H. Hone are illustrated in P. Caffrey, Treasures to Hold: Irish and English Miniatures 1650-1850, Dublin, 2000, pp. 93-102.
Numerous other miniatures by H. Hone are illustrated in P. Caffrey, Treasures to Hold: Irish and English Miniatures 1650-1850, Dublin, 2000, pp. 93-102.