Re: New portrait of Queen Elizabeth II - tilted & cropped... Archived Message
Posted by Bryce  on July 4, 2014, 6:20 am, in reply to "Re: New portrait of Queen Elizabeth II - tilted & cropped..."
I cannot presume to know Mr. Benson's inspiration for his provocative portrait but here is my take.
As Scotland stands teetering on the brink of separation with the upcoming referendum,
The Queen, gazing to the future through the winds of change, remains solid and resilient, unfettered.
She stands proudly with the sturdy thistle weathering the impending storm with the feeling that all will be resolved and righted in due course.
Maybe somewhat romantic but I like this portrait (more so than her birthday ones).
One gets the sense that, because this is HM, that the unevenness of things - including her neckline - will be straightened out soon enough as it has been for over 60 years.
GillW's tilted and cropped image is how, ultimately, we expect it all to turn out.
Just my introspection.
Cheers !
Bryce
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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.
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: In the photograph, Her Majesty is wearing a
: gold and diamond brooch featuring thistles,
: Scotland’s national emblem.
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: 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.
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: 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.
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: “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.”
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: 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.
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: “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.
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: 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.
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: Her Majesty’s latest portrait will go on
: display at the National Portrait Gallery in
: Scotland for visitors to view.
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: “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.
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: Photo courtesy of Harry Benson – © Harry
: Benson Ltd
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