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All in all a very beautiful job. These commissions are very hard to do and make the person still look alive which you have succeeded in doing.
A couple of suggestions. The state flag pops out too much, try putting a glaze on a transparent sheet of plastic to see if toning it down works. Because the reds are so strong, I would try the same test technique ( if the painting is dry enough) on his cheeks and lips to balance them. Stuart would overrouge his clients, even males. Somehow this works in paintings if not in life. When I work from photos , I usually glaze the cheeks and lips of the photo with a stronger color, until I think a healty look is achieved. You can see some examples of Stuarts' lively skin colors in the Boston Museum of Fine Art.
A piece to be proud of, I hope this helps.
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