Sir Samuel Luke Fildes RA (1843-1927) British 'Henry John Gardiner', depicted seated in a suit, holding a book in one hand and a green item in the other, from his vest a hanging gold fob on chain, signed upper right and dated '1919', the reverse with title and date, within a glazed gilt gesso frame with name plaque to the bottom, oil on canvas, 100 cm x 76 cm, with frame 125.5 x 101 cm.