Thanks for sharing these Gert-Jan. I had not yet seen the "sapphire" rendition. I do however have one comment... Is it just me or do these photographs seem out of proportion somehow? I feel that HM's head is magnified somehow and protrudes in a 3-D like manner which I find somehow unnerving.
That being said, the George VI sapphire's look stunning!
Cheers! Bryce
--Previous Message-- : New portrait of Queen Elizabeth II : : n an excerpt from her essay in the June/July : 2014 Issue, Weldon writes: : “Bailey’s new portraits of Queen Elizabeth : II show the candor, wisdom, benevolence, and : strength of will of the constitutional : monarch of Great Britain these past 62 : years.” : : “In Her Majesty’s face we see a life of : resolution, integrity, forbearance; a : dignity free of pomp and circumstance; and : the inner beauty we have left if we’ve : earned it, once the superficial gloss of : youth has passed. Bailey shows us not an : icon but someone familiar, friendly, : engaging, and frank, with her strength in : its own understatement—so British a : quality.” : : “When we look at these truly great : portraits—at this collaboration by two : Londoners, one a boy from the backstreets : and an artist, the other a queen—we see, in : an instant, the new spirit of a Great : Britain that welcomes the future.” : : Pick up the June/July 2014 issue of Harper’s : BAZAAR, on newsstands nationwide May 27, to : read the full story and see another image : from Bailey's portrait session. Follow GREAT : on Facebook and on Twitter. : : : http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/queen-elizabeth-great-campaign-smiling-portrait : : : Harpers Bazaar : : HQ photo: : : : From the same photosession of David Bailey : this photo : : : :
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