John Fitzgibbon, Earl of Clare

S. Kersting

Cleveland Museum of Art

Oval-shaped portrait of a man with a large, long, curled white wig, wearing a dark-colored robe with gold floral patterns on the sleeves and shoulders. The robe has a white ruffled collar and cuffs. He holds a rolled-up paper in his hands. A coat of arms with two lions and a crown is below the portrait. Text below the portrait reads "The Right Honourable JOHN Earl of CLARE, Lord. High Chancellor of Ireland". The background of the portrait features shades of gray, red, and black.