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AP – In the spring of 2012, portrait artist Ralph Heimans stood on the Cosmati pavement of Westminster Abbey and awaited the subject of his latest commission, Queen Elizabeth II. When she approached, he says, it was an extraordinary moment. “She was wearing her Robe of State, with four footmen holding it, and as she […]
The Queen sat for more than 200 official portraits during her reign and often let modern artists to do their own thing — which caused a fair share of controversy.
Ralph Heimans, from Sydney who now lives in South London with his wife and daughters, was allowed a one-hour sitting with the Queen at Buckingham Palace to paint her portrait in 2012.
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