Portrait of King George III (1738-1820), full-length, in robes of state, in an interior; and Portrait of Queen Charlotte (1744-1818), full-length, in coronation robes, in an interior

The newborn Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge’s 3Xgreat-grandfather was King George V: King George V was born as the second son of King Edward VII (then Prince of Wales) and gre…

There are a few things most of us immediately recognize—like famous paintings by Leonardo da Vinci or Van Gogh, pop culture references from famous movies or TV shows, and well-known characters from Marvel and Disney.

A posthumous version of the State portrait of King Edward VII (RCIN 404553) commissioned by Queen Alexandra from Luke Fildes and completed in 1912.In the biography of his father, LV Fildes recalled that: On and off for the last two years, my father had been painting a posthumous portrait of the late King Edward. It had been commissioned privately by Queen Alexandra and it was to be like the State Portrait in size but more intimate in character. Having the studies he had made from life for…

Portrait of Henry VIII by Joos van Cleve. The portrait is frequently dated to c.1535, during Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne Boleyn. Henry is depicted carrying a scroll which contains the inscription: 'Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature' (Mark 16.15). The same passage was used on the title page for Coverdale’s Bible of 1535 (designed by Hans Holbein the Younger). However the use of the passage in this portrait and on the edition of Coverdale’s Bible may be…

Andrew Graham-Dixon on how full-length portraits have been used in history to boost the status of nobles, kings and statesmen

All hail King Storm 👑 Royal portrait by Anna Verhoog

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