Richard Stone's portraits of Charles, Prince of Wales

Richard Stone, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, 2000. Oil on canvas.
Charles, Prince of Wales, 2000
Richard Stone, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, 2009. Oil on canvas.
Charles, Prince of Wales, 2009
Portraits by Richard Stone

Richard Stone completed two portraits of Charles, Prince of Wales (later Charles III) in 2000 and 2009. In the late 1990s, he painted Charles for the Gordon Highlanders Museum and in the late 2000s at the request of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths.

2000 portrait

The portrait was commissioned by Sir Peter Graham to be displayed at the Gordon Highlanders Museum in Aberdeen, Scotland.[1] Sittings for the painting took at Highgrove House and Charles expressed his satisfaction with the result upon the portrait's painting.[2] The portrait is an oil on canvas and measures 30 in × 25 in (760 mm × 640 mm).[2]

2009 portrait

The 2009 portrait was commissioned by the Goldsmiths' Company to be displayed at the Goldsmiths' Hall, London.[3] The previous royal portrait commissioned by the company was that of Queen Victoria.[3] Six sittings took place between January and November 2009 at Clarence House and the unveiling took place in 2011 in the presence of Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.[3] The portrait is an oil on canvas and measures 84+1⁄2 in × 53+5⁄8 in (2,150 mm × 1,360 mm).[3]

In a satirical piece for The Guardian discussing the best and worst royal portraits, John Crace commented on a supposed flaw in the painting, stating in Charles's voice "Can someone please reattach my right arm?"[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Charles III (b.1948), when HRH The Prince of Wales". Art UK. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b "His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales". Richard Stone. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d "His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales". Richard Stone. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  4. ^ Crace, John (11 January 2013). "The best (and worst) royal portraits - in pictures". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
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