She has made fifteen visits to the country since. On that occasion, The Queen opened Parliament in Canberra wearing her white wasp-waisted Coronation dress. Peter, Westminster (commonly known as Westminster Abbey) on 2 June 1953. When The Queen came to Australia in 1954, it was the first time the country had been visited by a reigning monarch. Shown for the first time, the portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in her Diamond Jubilee year will be displayed alongside works from the Gallery's collection of Australians upon whom The Queen has bestowed honours.īy Dr Sarah Engledow, Historian, the National Portait Gallery of AustraliaĮlizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of Australia and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, acceded to the throne in 1952 and was crowned in the Collegiate Church of St. The highlight of the display is the unveiling of this year's only official painted portrait of The Queen, by Australian-born portraitist, Ralph Heimans. “Her Majesty will become the first British monarch to celebrate 70 years of service, the perfect opportunity for Sotheby’s, with our unique position at the helm of both art and luxury, to celebrate creativity in all its forms, art, music, literature, food, fashion and performing arts.”ĭetails for bookings and of further events can be found at A Diamond Jubilee portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, is a collection-based display representing The Queen in the early and late years of her glittering sixty-year reign. “Britain has long been known for its creativity and the Queen has been at the helm of this throughout her reign – both as custodian of a world-class collection and the inspiration for artists, designers and more,” said Frances Christie, the deputy chair of Sotheby’s UK and Ireland. The sale will include a new work of the Queen donated by Chris Levine, proceeds from which will benefit the pageant. The series of events culminates in a jubilee auction on 29 June, dedicated to the best of British art from the old masters through to 20th-century giants and some of the greatest artists still working today. Lightness of Being, a new work donated by Chris Levine. These include Archbishop Matthew Parker’s binding for Elizabeth I with her crest on the cover, an embroidered Bible in silver and gold threads with Queen Anne’s crowned initials on the cover, and a finely bound coronation Bible for Elizabeth II, one of 25 special copies used at the Queen’s coronation on 2 June 1953. The exhibitions form part of a jubilee arts festival by Sotheby’s, a partner of the jubilee pageant, in conjunction with the luxury carmaker Aston Martin.Īs well as music and performing arts events, speakers will include the actor Joanna Lumley, the author Michael Morpurgo and the historian Tristram Hunt.Ī display of rare manuscripts will feature the death warrant of Thomas Percy, the 7th Earl of Northumberland, signed by Elizabeth I and sealed with her privy seal, which is being loaned from Alnwick Castle.Ī group of three royal bindings for Elizabeth I, Queen Anne and Elizabeth II will be on view from Wormsley Library.
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