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Portrait of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
''Portrait of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge'' is the first official portrait of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery, London on 11 January 2013. Paul Emsley was commissioned to paint the Duchess after being selected from a shortlist by Catherine herself. Catherine had announced the National Portrait Gallery as one of her official patronages in January 2012. Emsley took 15 weeks to complete the painting, which was presented to the trustees of the gallery in November 2012. The Duchess, contrary to considerable criticism in the art world, highly praised the portrait after viewing it initially in a private family gathering.
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''Portrait of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge'' is the first official portrait of the Duchess. Emsley, originally of South Africa and a 2007 recipient of the BP Portrait Award, had previously painted portraits of Nelson Mandela and Naipaul.〔 In a video interview for ''The Daily Telegraph'', Emsley suggested that beginning he was thrilled to receive the commission. "Slowly" he says he realized the importance of the project was, not just for himself, but for many others, making him slightly nervous. He was keen to capture Catherine's "charm, serenity and intelligence" and "sparkling green eyes". The Duchess sat for him twice—for a day's session in May at the artist's studio in Bradford-upon-Avon, and a brief session in June at Kensington Palace, where he did quick drawings and took more photographs—and he used photographs to assist him.〔〔〔 He describes her during the process as "quite amenable".〔 According to Emsley, Catherine had asked for herself to be painted naturally, as opposed to her official self."〔 It shows Catherine wearing a bottle green pussy bow blouse, looking straight out from the picture, smirking, rather than grinning.〔 The artist noted that, if too defined, smiling portraiture occasionally may "look like caricatures".〔 Emsley darkened the eyes slightly to match her tunic; the background is also shaded in a similar hue of dark green.〔 Emsley was also keen to draw attention to the rich texture of her hair.〔 Talking to the BBC after criticism of his work, he noted that he didn't want to overwhelm her face. Emsley said, "I don't have lots of things in the background. I do like large faces, I find them strong and contemporary. I'm interested in the landscape of the face, the way in which light and shadow fall across the forms. That's really my subject matter. To have anything else in there is really just an interference." As Catherine's image "is so pervasive", he told the media he needed to go past the image on his mind.〔
The process took him 15 weeks with the portrait completed before November 2012, when it was presented to the trustees of the gallery.〔 The portrait is on display on the wall of Room 37 on the ground floor of the National Portrait Gallery Contemporary Collections, next to a video of a sleeping David Beckham.〔〔 It was donated to the gallery by Sir Hugh Legatt with support of The Art Fund, in memory of Sir Denis Mahon.〔〔
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