Portrait of the Earl of Carlisle

Portrait of the Earl of Carlisle is a 1769 portrait painting by the English artist Joshua Reynolds.^{[1] [2]} It depicts the British aristocrat Frederick Howard, 5th Earl of Carlisle. Produced when the Earl was in his early twenties, it is a swagger portrait featured him dressed in the ceremonial robes of the Order of the Thistle. Carlisle had inherited the title as a boy in 1758, and later entered politics. He would go on to head the Carlisle Commission, an attempt to end the American War of Independence which was undermined by the entry of France into the conflict. Subsequently he was appointed as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He became a friend of Reynolds, the President of the Royal Academy.^[3]

Portrait of Earl of Carlisle
Artist	Joshua Reynolds
Year	1769
Type	Oil on canvas, portrait painting
Dimensions	241 cm × 149.8 cm (95 in × 59.0 in)
Location	Castle Howard, Yorkshire

The painting has been at Carlisle's family residence Castle Howard in Yorkshire for centuries. In 2016 it was accepted in lieu of inheritance tax by the British government. It was formally allocated to the Tate Britain, but would remain on display at Castle Howard.^[4]