Stephen William Hawking

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• Stephen William Hawking (1942-), Theoretical Physicist. Sitter in 9 portraits.

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• Frederick George Rees Cuming (1930-). Artist of 1 portrait.

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This painting was commissioned by the sitter and is one of three related portraits. The Gallery commissioned a portrait of Stephen Hawking by Yolanda Sonnabend in 1985. In contrast to the Sonnabend portrait, which depicts a young man at the outset of his reputation, Cuming's portrait, with its tenebrous quality, evokes the sitter in his maturity.

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• Eyeglasses and spectacles