There have been some memorable royal paintings through the years
The painter also added a butterfly hovering by the King's shoulder, in a nod to his passion for the environment and nature, as well as a "symbol of metamorphosis" to reference his accession to the throne midway through sittings for the portrait.
It's not the first time a royal portrait has garnered mixed reactions – there has been many contemporary and unusual artworks of the From Andy Warhol's pop art print of Her Late Majesty to Paul Elmsley's controversial portrait of Princess Kate, take a look through some of the most striking royal paintings.The iconic screen-prints of the late Queen by the American artist in 1985 were created from a portrait of Elizabeth II from her Silver Jubilee.
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