Re: New portrait of Queen Elizabeth II - tilted & cropped... Archived Message
Posted by oliviamar on July 4, 2014, 8:44 pm, in reply to "Re: New portrait of Queen Elizabeth II - tilted & cropped..."
Hopefull lecture of the portrait, I liked and agree with it.......HM in her time rooted wisdom.... thank you Bryce --Previous Message-- : 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 : : --Previous Message-- : : : : Personally I like this adjustment much : better. : : : --Previous Message-- : I'd like it better if it didn't give the : impression that the door behind was falling : over.... : : Not impressed... : : : : --Previous Message-- : 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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