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Commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery to celebrate the 100th birthday of the Queen Mother, this portrait of four generations of royals was suggested by the artist himself, as a way of immortalising the royal family on the eve of a new millenium.
- NPG P347; The Royal Family
The Royal Family. by Yousuf Karsh bromide print, 1951 10 3/4...
- NPG P347; The Royal Family
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8 de sept. de 2022 · Sugimoto’s is one of 65 images chosen from a thousand depictions in London’s National Portrait Gallery collection to unfold the story of the Queen’s portraits in the NPG’s delightful...
- Jackie Wullschläger
- Henry VII
- Henry VIII
- Mary I and Elizabeth I
It was in the course of Henry VII’s reign, lasting from 1485 to 1509, that the fashion for realistic portraits began to spread outside of the continent. Following Elizabeth of York’s death in 1503, the widowed Henry VII commissioned an unknown Netherlandish artist to capture his likeness. This was possibly as part of an unsuccessful marriage negoti...
Henry VIIIsucceeded Henry VII in 1509. The new king followed in the footsteps of his father, and brought portraitists from Germany and the Netherlands to work in England. Hans Holbein the Younger first visited London in 1526, invited by Sir Thomas More. He later returned in 1532, initially welcomed by Thomas Cromwell and the Boleyns. By 1536, Henry...
Portraitists under Mary I’s rule continued to travel to England from Europe. Anthonis Mor, Hans Eworth and Titian are among the artists that depicted the catholic queen and her husband, Philip II of Spain. Mary I passed away in 17 November 1558, leaving the English throne to a 25-year-old Elizabeth. Her coronation took place on 15 January 1559. Eli...
15 de oct. de 2018 · National Portrait Gallery, London This portrait shows George V (Queen Victoria’s grandson) with two of his children and wife Queen Mary in the White Drawing Room of Buckingham Palace.
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