A rarely-seen portrait of Queen Elizabeth by pop artist Andy Warhol will go on display next month.
A rarely-seen portrait of Queen Elizabeth by pop artist Andy Warhol will go on display next month – alongside portrayals of Britain’s other ruling queens – as part of a special Sotheby’s exhibit for the queen’s Platinum Jubilee, which marks her 70th year on the British throne....
Another rare portrait that will be displayed is the world famous Armada Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I from the private Woburn Abbey Collection, commissioned to celebrate the 1588 defeat of the Spanish Armada, widely considered to be one of the finest portraits of the Tudor queen. Portraits for the other five queens – Mary Queen of Scots, Queen Victoria, Queen Anne, Mary I and Mary II – have not been announced, but will be loaned from “aristocratic” and other distinguished British collections, Sotheby’s said.
Sotheby’s will also display a selection of aristocratic tiaras and jewelry, rare books, manuscripts and book bindings with royal provenance from both British royalty and from European ruling families, which includes a special copy of Elizabeth II’s Coronation Bible, which was used at her crowning ceremony at Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953.
The exhibit will run from May 28 to June at Sotheby’s New Bond Street galleries in London, and include programming like special talks, debates and musical and drama performances centering around art and creativity and how the themes intersect with history and youth.Sotheby's96. That’s how old Elizabeth turns next week on her birthday, April 21, although her official royal birthday is celebrated in June with the annual Trooping the Colour military parade.
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