"Ahead of the gallery’s re-opening in 2023, the photographs will feature as part of its 'Coming Home' project, a nationwide initiative which sees portraits of well-known individuals being sent to locations which they are closely associated with. The project has enabled works from the National Portrait Gallery’s national collection to travel to towns and cities across the UK, providing communities with the opportunity to see famous works locally."
The three new portraits which have been released to mark the occasion will be shown in the community in three meaningful places: Berkshire, St Andrews, and Anglesey, as part of the @NationalPortraitGallery nationwide ‘Coming Home’ exhibition, ahead of the Gallery reopening in 2023.
The three portraits were taken at Kew Gardens in November
Italian-born Paolo was commissioned following a conversation between Kate and the National Portrait Gallery, of which she has been patron since 2012. They met virtually ahead of the shoot.
He said last week:
"Taking the portrait of Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cambridge, was a true honour for me, and a moment of pure joy. I was moved by her warmth and friendly welcome and enchanted by her shining eyes that reflected the loveliness of her soul and her smile showing the generosity of her heart. It was a profound and rich experience for me, an unforgettable moment. I have met a wonderful person, a person who, with her positive energy, can bring hope to the whole world."
The Duchess and Paolo drew inspiration from 19th century photography, which was the focus of Kate's undergraduate thesis.
Her keen interest in portraiture and photography from the period later saw her collaborate with the NPG on the Victorian Giants: The Birth Of Art Photography exhibition in 2018. And she chose Kew Gardens as a location to "reflect her passion for the power of nature and its positive impact on mental health," according to a royal source.
The new images of the Duchess will appear in Berkshire, St Andrews and Anglesey over the course of 2022, with further details to be confirmed.
The project has enabled works from the National Portrait Gallery's national Collection to travel to towns and cities across the UK, providing communities with the opportunity to see famous works locally. The latest images will join another 16 portraits of the Duchess in the gallery's collection, which include her engagement and wedding photographs.
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He explained how the family had chosen the black-and-white image in which Kate is facing the camera, calling it 'a carefree girl returning.'
Meanwhile the photographer explained how he had first met with Kate last November at Kensington Palace for tea, but she initially was 'apprehensive.'
He explained: 'Knowing my photos with the models she was a bit fearful in facing a real session, which then required about four hours of work. But once she started it would be very easy, I reassured her.'
Paolo also revealed how during the photoshoot at Kew Gardens, he had asked Kate to 'dance' for the camera to get the perfect shot.
He explained: 'In the end I wanted to take pictures in motion, so with that wonderful wide skirt I made her dance in front of my camera, a kind of accelerated waltz mixed with a pinch of rock'n'roll.
'And it is a secret image for now.'
After the photoshoot at Kew Gardens, Paolo was able to narrow down the shots to seventy, before Kate chose a dozen of her favourites.
The final images were then chosen by Kate and Paolo, with a helping hand from William and the Cambridge's children.
'Taking influence from the work of era-defining royal photographers such as Cecil Beaton, the Duchess has also channelled her admiration for Victorian photography for a series of three very different images.
One, in which the Duchess is captured in profile, is reminiscent of the young Queen Victoria and shows the modern mother-of-three in regal serenity.
A second, also in sepia tones, is more intimate, seeing her look directly at the camera with a beaming smile in a pose echoing Diana, Princess of Wales in her Mario Testino photoshoots.
The photographs are the most heavily symbolic of any taken of the Duchess in her royal life so far.
They are intended to capture the family and creative influences in her life, paying tribute to the taste of the young Queen and her mother, Queen Elizabeth, whose image was so often captured by Beaton in a similar style.'
これらの白のガウンのイメージは、、
ここからインスパイア？
若き日のヴィクトリア女王
《Cecil Beaton》撮影
エリザベス女王
Beaton's portrait of the Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace in 1945
《Cecil Beaton》撮影
マーガレット王女
マーガレット王女
赤のガウンは、、、、、
こちらを思い起こさせる
モダンでスタイリッシュなイメージ
ダイアナ元妃
《Mario Testino》氏撮影
一方では
《パトリック・デマルシェリエ》撮影
のダイアナ元妃写真
を思い起こすという見方も。
Former Royal photographer Ian Lloyd said the photos of Kate were 'reminiscent of the Patrick Demarchelier images of Diana – black-and-white, minimalist background, very romantic
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