Visit London Blog » lord snowdon http://blog.visitlondon.com Enjoy the very best of London Mon, 20 May 2013 11:08:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 The Queen: Art and Image at the National Portrait Gallery http://blog.visitlondon.com/2012/05/the-queen-art-and-image-at-the-national-portrait-gallery/ http://blog.visitlondon.com/2012/05/the-queen-art-and-image-at-the-national-portrait-gallery/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 14:01:14 +0000 Aly http://blog.visitlondon.com/?p=26500 The National Portrait Gallery celebrates the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with a new exhibition, The Queen: Art and Image.

Portraits from legendary artists including Cecil Beaton, Andy Warhol, Lord Snowdon and Lucian Freud show the changing image and public perception of the Queen over the years, with a mixture of formal and candid shots. 

A highlight is the majestic 1954-55 painting of Her Majesty by Annigoni, which is rarely displayed and is reunited with another of his portraits from 1969. These paintings immediately caught my eye and reminded me of the powerful image the Queen conveys.

I especially enjoyed the reminder of the Queen’s early years and the powerful image she displayed even then.

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