The National Portrait Gallery in Britain have released a new official portrait of The Queen which will stand as her official Diamond Jubilee portrait.
From the BBC:
The large-scale portrait, measuring 1.5m by 2m, shows the Queen and Prince Philip seated together in the Green Drawing Room at Windsor Castle.
The photograph was taken on 7 April 2011 and commissioned to mark the Queen’s forthcoming Diamond Jubilee, in the year of the Duke’s 90th birthday.
“I wanted to leave them both in their royal environment, and of course not try to disguise who they are, but also show them as an elderly couple who are together,” artist Thomas Struth told arts editor Will Gompertz.
“I selected what in America you call a love seat, which is a small two-seater sofa which would make them sit together, and yet both in their own aura.”
What do you think of the new portrait? I don’t really like it – it’s too dark!
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Wow. Looking at that photo – they are not amused to say the very least. And look at that gap between them. It speaks volumes. Not a very good photo. One with her , Charles, and William would have been nice. Or just her SMILING. Whats with those old stodgy people? They live the life of Reilly and they look so unhappy.
Playing devil’s advocate, the photographer might have thought it’d be more dignified or something like that to have them pose that way. I do think it’s too dark as well.
I agree, they could have had some warmer lighting. This doesn’t really look like a photo meant to commemorate a huge celebration.
I have to agree with the other comments. This is not a warm friendly or historic portrait. The lighting is not great, they should be sitting on a higher sofa, chairs something! There is nothing majestic about the photo other than the background of one of the state rooms. They are most certainly majestic. But thank goodness Annie Liebowitz was not in charge this time. She would have tried to put them on horses in the White Drawing Room wearing full royal regalia.
This photo is horrible! This would have been much better had the queen been sitting in a chair & Phillip were standing behind & slightly to the side of her. They both look rather frumpy in this.
This is an absolutely exquisite and elegant photograph and commands the adoring attention of Her Majesty’s loyal people. I salute the photographer, Thomas Struth, in capturing the icons of our age in an endearing, and certain to be enduring, photograph of our sovereign and consort.
God Save the Queen.