The first official painted portrait of King Charles III since his coronation has been unveiled at Buckingham Palace.
The first official painted portrait of King Charles III since his coronation has been unveiled at Buckingham Palace.
The Queen dropped in during the final sitting and said the artist had captured the King well. Yeo says the best judge of a portrait is someone who knows your sitter really well because they have instant recognition of whether it feels familiar.
Jonathan Yeo's signature style is to place greater emphasis on capturing the sitter's character and essence
The King sat four times in all, for about an hour at a time, with the final sitting at Clarence House in November 2023. Did the artist notice any obvious change in the man after he became King?
Prince Charles was made Regimental Colonel of the Welsh Guards in the 1970s
"He stood impressively still, and didn't get distracted like some sitters do." Yeo won't reveal much of what they talked about during sittings, although he says Charles III has "a great sense of humour" and is a "very engaging person".
This famous portrait of Henry VIII was painted by Hans Holbein the Younger in 1536-1537
"On the one hand, we know they're real people with quirks and personality traits. We've seen that much more of them. On the other hand, we still want to buy into the mysticism and the fairy tale that they're different from us, that there's a bit of magic there."
This portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Sergei Pavlenko was unveiled at Drapers' Hall in 2000
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