Peter Kuhfeld, 'King Charles III', 2025
About the work
Overview
Commissioned from the artists Peter Kuhfeld and Paul S Benney, the Coronation State Portraits were unveiled at the National Gallery on 6 May 2025. This was the second anniversary of the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. From July, the portraits will be on display in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace.
Coronation State Portraits follow a traditional format. They depict the monarch in coronation robes, accompanied by the symbols of rule, most importantly the Crown.
King Charles III is the Royal Patron of the National Gallery. Works on loan from the Royal Collection for C C Land: The Wonder of Art include Mantegna’s Triumphs of Caesar in room 12 as well as paintings by Jacopo Tintoretto, Orazio Gentileschi and Anthony van Dyck in room 31, Charles I and Henrietta Maria: A Royal Collection 1625–1649.
Key facts
Details
- Full title
- King Charles III
- Artist
- Peter Kuhfeld
- Artist dates
- born 1952
- Date made
- 2025
- Medium and support
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 226.4 × 155.8 cm
- Inventory number
- L1379
- Location
- Central Hall
- Collection
- Main Collection
About this record
If you know more about this painting or have spotted an error, please contact us. Please note that exhibition histories are listed from 2009 onwards. Bibliographies may not be complete; more comprehensive information is available in the National Gallery Library.