Sir Roy Calne; John Bellany

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Sir Roy Calne; John Bellany

by John Bellany
watercolour, diptych, 1992
30 in. x 44 1/2 in. (768 mm x 1132 mm)
Commissioned, 1992
Primary Collection
NPG 6193

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  • John Bellany (1942-2013), Painter. Artist or producer of 4 portraits, Sitter in 9 portraits. Identify

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Calne is seen in the left of this diptych performing a life-saving liver transplant on the artist at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge in 1988. On the right of the diptych is a self-portrait of the artist.

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Current affairs

The Church of England votes narrowly in favour of the ordination of women priests. The first women priests were ordained in 1994, inspiring the popular sitcom The Vicar of Dibley.
John Major is forced to take the pound off the European Exchange Rate Mechanism after Black Wednesday, when currency dealers continued selling sterling despite a dramatic increase in interest rates. The event damaged the Conservative party's reputation irreparably.

Art and science

The long-running sitcom Absolutely Fabulous airs for the first time on the BBC starring Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley as style-obsessed, middle-aged media luvvies Eddy and Patsy. June Whitfield played Eddy's mother, and Julia Sawalha her long-suffering daughter Saffy (or, 'sweetie darling').

International

Members of the European Community sign the Maastricht Treaty leading to the creation of the European Union. The treaty led to the creation of the 'Euro' currency and its policy was based on a 'three pillars structure' concerned with: 1. Community. 2 . Foreign and Security Policy. 3. Criminal Matters.
At a referendum, Bosnia and Herzegovina vote to become a separate state from Yugoslavia. Civil war soon broke out.

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