King Charles<\/a> started sitting for his new official portrait when he was still Prince of Wales.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
King Charles started sitting for his new official portrait when he was still Prince of Wales<\/p>\n
The monarch, 75, unveiled the work by artist Jonathan Yeo on Tuesday (14.05.24), with the painting marking the first official portrait of Charles since his coronation on 6 May 2023 alongside his 76-year-old wife Queen Camilla.<\/p>\n
Jonathan, 53, said about his sittings with the king \u2013 who is currently undergoing treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer: \u201cIt was a privilege and pleasure to have been commissioned by The Drapers\u2019 Company to paint this portrait of His Majesty The King, the first to be unveiled since his Coronation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I started this project, His Majesty The King was still His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, and much like the butterfly I\u2019ve painted hovering over his shoulder, this portrait has evolved as the subject’s role in our public life has transformed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI do my best to capture the life experiences etched into any individual sitter’s face.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIn this case, my aim was also to make reference to the traditions of Royal portraiture but in a way that reflects a 21st Century Monarchy and, above all else, to communicate the subject\u2019s deep humanity.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI\u2019m unimaginably grateful for the opportunity to capture such an extraordinary and unique person, especially at the historic moment of becoming King.”<\/p>\n
\nJonathan is also renowned for his portraits of Tony Blair, Paris Hilton and Cara Delevingne.<\/p>\n
\nHe was commissioned in 2020 to celebrate the then-Prince of Wales\u2019 50 years as a member of The Drapers\u2019 Company in 2022.<\/p>\n
\nThe portrait \u2013 a canvas measuring 8 1\/2 by 6 1\/2 feet framed \u2013 was unveiled at Buckingham Palace and shows Charles wearing the uniform of the Welsh Guards, of which he was made Regimental Colonel in 1975.<\/p>\n
\nJonathan\u2019s four sittings with the king started at Highgrove, and later at Clarence House, with the last sitting for the painting taking place in November 2023.<\/p>\n
\nYeo also worked from drawings and photography he took of Charles, and the work will go on public display for a month at the Philip Mould Gallery in London, from 16 May to 14th June.<\/p>\n
\nThe artwork is also expected to be displayed at Drapers\u2019 Hall from the end of August.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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