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    Re: New portrait of Queen Elizabeth II - tilted & cropped... Archived Message

    Posted by GillW on July 3, 2014, 7:49 am, in reply to "Re: New portrait of Queen Elizabeth II"




    Personally I like this adjustment much better.


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    : I'd like it better if it didn't give the
    : impression that the door behind was falling
    : over....
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    : Not impressed...
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    : The Scottish National Portrait Gallery
    : unveiled a portrait of The Queen on Tuesday.
    : The photograph, taken by prominent Scottish
    : photographer Harry Benson CBE shows Her
    : Majesty in the private study at Buckingham
    : Palace where she conducts her weekly with
    : the Prime Minister.
    :
    : In the photograph, Her Majesty is wearing a
    : gold and diamond brooch featuring thistles,
    : Scotland’s national emblem.
    :
    : Born in Glasgow, Harry Benson started his
    : career on Fleet Street at the Daily Sketch
    : and the Daily Express, He has been a
    : photographer for LIFE magazine and Vanity
    : Fair. Mr Benson has photographed everyone
    : from The Beatles to every United States
    : President since Dwight Eisenhower.
    :
    : On the commission, Mr Benson said, “to have
    : been asked by the Scottish National Portrait
    : Gallery to photograph Her Majesty The Queen
    : for an official portrait is truly a
    : highlight of my career.
    :
    : “I first photographed Her Majesty in
    : Scotland opening a coal mine in 1957, and
    : thereafter visiting towns in Lanarkshire,
    : Glasgow, Edinburgh, and the Western
    : Highlands, and later in London at the
    : opening of Parliament … It was always an
    : honour and a privilege, but the most
    : memorable was when I had the opportunity to
    : take an official portrait in Buckingham
    : Palace for the Scottish National Portrait
    : Gallery.”
    :
    : The Queen’s portrait is the most replicated
    : of any person in history, adorning stamps,
    : banknotes and coins not just in the UK but
    : in 15 other countries in the world too.
    :
    : “I was given the opportunity of selecting
    : the colour and dress that The Queen would
    : wear for the portrait. My teachers at the
    : Eastwood School in Glasgow would be amazed,”
    : Mr Benson concluded.
    :
    : The Queen is currently residing in Scotland
    : for the traditional Holyrood Week where she
    : performs a week of engagements with a
    : Scottish theme whilst in residence at the
    : Palace of Holyroodhouse. On Thursday, Her
    : Majesty will be joined by the Duke of
    : Edinburgh and other royals in Edinburgh for
    : the Order of the Thistle service, held every
    : two years. The Queen’s week will conclude on
    : Friday with the naming of the HMS Queen
    : Elizabeth in Fife.
    :
    : Her Majesty’s latest portrait will go on
    : display at the National Portrait Gallery in
    : Scotland for visitors to view.
    :
    : “We are delighted with this new portrait,
    : which is the first the Scottish National
    : Portrait Gallery has commissioned of The
    : Queen,” Christopher Baker, Director of the
    : Scottish National Portrait Gallery,
    : commented.
    :
    : Photo courtesy of Harry Benson – © Harry
    : Benson Ltd
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