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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

4 of 5 portraits on display in Room 37 at the National Portrait Gallery

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, by Paul Emsley, 2012 - NPG - © National Portrait Gallery, London; A National Portrait Gallery commission given by Sir Hugh Leggatt in memory of Sir Denis Mahon through the Art Fund

© National Portrait Gallery, London; A National Portrait Gallery commission given by Sir Hugh Leggatt in memory of Sir Denis Mahon through the Art Fund

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

by Paul Emsley
oil on canvas, 2012
45 3/8 in. x 38 in. (1152 mm x 965 mm)
Commissioned and given by Sir Hugh Leggatt in memory of Sir Denis Mahon through the Art Fund, 2012
Primary Collection
NPG 6956


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Painting Her Royal Highness at the beginning of her public life, The Duchess was able to give Emsley two sittings, the first at Kensington Palace and the second at the artist's studio. Emsley's subjects are frequently located against a dark background and emphasize, 'the singularity and silence of the form.' Previous portrait commissions have included the author V.S. Naipaul (2009)
for the Gallery's Collection and Nelson Mandela (2010).

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