The Queen Elizabeth II in images

To mark The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012, the National Portrait Gallery, London, in collaboration with the National Galleries of Scotland, Ulster Museum, Northern Ireland and National Museum of Wales stage an innovative touring exhibition bringing together 60 of the most remarkable and resonant images of Elizabeth II spanning the 60 years of her reign and some on public display for the first time.

From Beaton and Leibovitz to Annigoni and Warhol, The Queen: Art and Image will be the most wide-ranging exhibition of images in different media devoted to a single royal sitter. Formal painted portraits, official photographs, media pictures, and powerful responses by contemporary artists.

Documenting the changing nature of representations of the Monarch, the exhibition shows how images serve as alens through which to view shifting perceptions of royalty. This perspective reflects changes in the social scene and historical context and the exhibition highlights important developments and events: from The Queen’s relationship with the press and the miner’s strike, to the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, and the advent of new technology

The Queen: Art and Image shows a significant selection of unofficial portraits of the British monarch from major 20th century artists including those of Gilbert and George, Andy Warhol and Gerhard Richter as well as less formal portraits by such photographers as Eve Arnold, Patrick Lichfield and Lord Snowdon.

The Queen: Art and Image will be hosted in Edinburg until September 18 before being shown in Belfast in October.

Date: until September 18. 
Place: National Galleries of Scotland. Bridge Lodge. 70 Belford Road. Edinburgh. United Kingdom-.
Hours: from Monday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm. Thursday from 10amto 7pm.