Will it be as controversial as the completely red portrait presented last year? A new official portrait of Charles III, painted by a British artist, was presented on Tuesday, May 6 to celebrate the two years of his coronation. Queen Camilla has been immortalized by another painter.
“On the occasion of the second anniversary of the coronation of its Majestades, two state portraits of King Carlos III and Queen Camilla were presented in the Central Hall of the National Gallery,” said the official website of the Royal Family.
“The king has chosen to be painted by Peter Kuhfeld and the queen chose Paul S. Benney. These two artists are already known for their majesties, since they have already participated in other real commands. These portraits are part of an important tradition of state portraits of the coronation that dates back to several centuries,” Buckingham said.
“I put my stomach laughing”
“I spent a lot of time with him over the years and, therefore, I am used to rubbing shoulders,” said the artist, quoted by the BBC, adding: “As a person, it is very interesting, it understands very well what a painter needs to do his job.”
Charles mocks, in fact, in his free time, and painted, when he was prince of Wales, many watercolors.
Paul S. Benney, the painter who immortalized the queen, also spent a wonderful moment, he said.
The sessions were extremely pleasant to me, “he said.” I like to talk when I paint … So we argued a lot and told them anecdotes. Sometimes I put my belly laughing. The queen is full of mind. “
The king and queen on the other hand, highly appreciated his portrait.
Last year, the portrait of the sovereign signed Jonathan Yeo, completely red, with a small butterfly on the shoulder, cutting sharply with the previous official portraits, had fed many discussions.
King Tique himself discovering this red explosion, as the artist Jonathan Yeo trusted, to BBC news. When Carlos III gave the painting “half pretended”, “he was first surprised by the force of colors, but seemed to smile with an air of approval.”
Source: BFM TV
