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Richard Stone completed two portraits of Charles, Prince of Wales (laterCharles III) in 2000 and 2009. In the late 1990s, he painted Charles for theGordon Highlanders Museum and in the late 2000s at the request of theWorshipful Company of Goldsmiths.
The portrait was commissioned bySir Peter Graham to be displayed at theGordon Highlanders Museum inAberdeen, Scotland.[1] Sittings for the painting took atHighgrove House and Charles expressed his satisfaction with the result upon the portrait's painting.[2] The portrait is anoil on canvas and measures 30 in × 25 in (760 mm × 640 mm).[2]
The 2009 portrait was commissioned by theGoldsmiths' Company to be displayed at theGoldsmiths' Hall, London.[3] The previous royal portrait commissioned by the company was that ofQueen Victoria.[3] Six sittings took place between January and November 2009 atClarence House and the unveiling took place in 2011 in the presence of Charles and his wifeCamilla, Duchess of Cornwall.[3] The portrait is an oil on canvas and measures84+1⁄2 in × 53+5⁄8 in (2,150 mm × 1,360 mm).[3]
In a satirical piece forThe Guardian discussing the best and worst royal portraits,John Crace commented on a supposed flaw in the painting, stating in Charles's voice "Can someone please reattach my right arm?"[4]
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