The Sunday Art Review resumes after a brief hiatus during my recent worldwide travels. Inspired by my time spent in England, the theme of this week's Sunday Art Review is British Royalty. Perhaps one of my all time favorite paintings is this one of a young Queen Elizabeth II, by Pietro Annigoni. Painted in 1960, this work famously reflected the optimism of the new Elizabethan era and the promise that a youthful monarch brought to her subjects. This image was also used in a number of official government publications, including use on the British currency (pound), although her image on the currency has since been updated several times to reflect her current age. 
above: another portrait of the young Queen Elizabeth II
above: Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who is Consort to Queen Elizabeth II
above: a more recent portrait, from 2007
above: King George VI, the father of Queen Elizabeth II 
above: Elizabeth, the Queen Consort to King George VI. She was also known as the Queen Mum, mother of Queen Elizabeth II
above: King George V, father of George VI and grandfather to Queen Elizabeth II
above: Queen Victoria, great-great grandmother to the Queen Elizabeth II
above: Queen Elizabeth I the last monarch from the Tudor dynasty. She was no direct relation to Elizabeth II, who is from the House of Windsor.
I hope you enjoyed this week's Sunday Art Review of British Royalty.
-Rick Rockhill
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