The king was depicted against a dramatic red background with a crimson ... the caption of an Instagram post by the royal family which included the portrait and a video from the unveiling.

Still, like royal watchers around the globe ... which seemed to jump out from the background, says Brinkerhoff, add to the portrait's weird quality. "The face is gentle, weary and a little ...

In keeping with the tradition of royal portraits showing male monarchs in ... the red from his uniform fades into the background of the painting. “The red just sort of bleeds across the portrait ...

The Royal Society of Portrait Painters includes 46 painters ... “The variables include the size, background, head-and-shoulders versus full length. But for an oil portrait, a good starting ...

Royal or not, all kids can be bribed with the promise of candy! That’s what Alexi Lubomirski, the photographer who snapped the official portraits ... crying in the background and there was ...

Queen Mary and King Frederik in the joint portrait that now hangs in Danish ... remained largely in the background. The royal couple’s marriage appears stronger than ever. Picture: Dennis ...

"It was a lovely, jolly affair," a palace source tells PEOPLE Simon Perry is a writer and correspondent at PEOPLE. He has more than 25 years’ experience at PEOPLE covering the royals, human ...

Traditionally, royal portraits are taken separately and hung in separate frames at the Danish embassy – but in a strong show of unity, the Australian-born royal and her husband have opted to ...