Lilibet
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It’s growing on me. This interesting interview with the artist gives some insight into his thinking.
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He deliberately minimized the visual distractions in his portrait to "allow people to connect with the human being underneath".
There's a great deal of sympathy for the King, Yeo adds. The portrait "reflects exactly who he is, everything he represents and what he's been through".
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The portrait was commissioned by the Drapers' Company, the City of London livery company which has been collecting royal portraits for centuries.
His painting will go up in Drapers' Hall in London surrounded by "a dozen other fabulous, similarly huge portraits of Queen Victoria and various other kings and queens".
King Charles: First official portrait since coronation is unveiled, painted by Jonathan Yeo
Queen Camilla is said to have looked at the painting and told the artist: "Yes, you've got him."
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He deliberately minimized the visual distractions in his portrait to "allow people to connect with the human being underneath".
There's a great deal of sympathy for the King, Yeo adds. The portrait "reflects exactly who he is, everything he represents and what he's been through".
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The portrait was commissioned by the Drapers' Company, the City of London livery company which has been collecting royal portraits for centuries.
His painting will go up in Drapers' Hall in London surrounded by "a dozen other fabulous, similarly huge portraits of Queen Victoria and various other kings and queens".
