One of England's most admired portrait artists: Who is Jonathan Yeo?

King Charles III, who was crowned last year, recently introduced his first portrait. The portrait was dominated by pink and fuchsia tones and the King was depicted standing. The butterfly floating on the shoulder of the King, who wore the uniform of the Welsh Guards to which he was appointed Colonel in 1975, also took its place among the topics discussed.

The royal family said in a statement on social media that the artist who painted the portrait was Jonathan Yeo. The work, which was first shown at Buckingham Palace, was exhibited at Draper's Hall, a historical building in London that belonged to King Henry VIII.

The portrait, approximately 2 meters high, was completed by British contemporary portrait artist Jonathan Yeo in three years. Painter Yeo states that the best portraits capture visual features that remain valid even as the person ages, and explains that, above all, he aims to convey the King's humanity on his canvas. He completed the work he started in 2021 in his own studio in London, and King Charles sat across from Yeo only four times.

While King Charles stated that he found the portrait very successful, the world of art and politics did not spare their comments. There were many people who praised and criticized the portrait. While some liked it very much, some said that the King looked like he was in hell.

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So who did Jonathan Yeo paint before?

Yeo had previously painted Charles' wife, Queen Camilla, and his father, Prince Philip. He also painted portraits of politicians such as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and former United States President George W Bush. Yeo has actually been a respected portrait painter since his 20s, and the directors of the National Portrait Gallery in London claim that he is among the world's leading portrait artists. As his reputation began to rise, the Royal Academy of Art, that is, the London Royal Academy of Arts, decided to host him. Other portraits made by Yeo include actors Dennis Hopper, Kevin Spacey, Cara Delevingne, and Nicole Kidman, artists Damien Hirst and Grayson Perry, media mogul Rupert Murdoch and American business socialite Paris Hilton.

Jonathan Yeo (b. London, 18 December 1970) is one of the world’s leading figurative artists. He has painted and worked with iconic and celebrated figures including Sir David Attenborough, peace activist Malala Yousafzai, actors Dennis Hopper, Nicole Kidman and Idris Elba, artists Damien Hirst and Grayson Perry, supermodel and actor Cara Delevingne, Baroness Doreen Lawrence, former Prime Minister Tony Blair, and has produced official commissions of Prince Philip and The Queen. 

The artist, who also stands out with his nudity and pornographic works, created great excitement by exhibiting his works in this style at the Royal Portrait Painters Society in London in 2003. Yeo started using images from pornographic magazines in 2007 to make his works look more realistic.

Queen Elizabeth II King Henry III ascended to the throne of the United Kingdom after Elizabeth's death. Charles also has an artistic side and has come to the fore many times with the paintings he has made before. The King produced six works in total with the title of Press of Wales.

Kral, who has been painting for 50 years, usually paints landscapes. He loves doing watercolors. Finally, I would like to add that one of the King's watercolor works, depicting the Arkle mountain in Scotland, was used on Royal Mail's postage stamps in 1994.

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The self-taught artist behind King Charles' first post-coronation portrait: Jonathan Yeo, married to a former Hollyoaks star and the son of scandal-hit ex-Tory MP Tim Yeo, has painted the likes of David Cameron, Tony Blair, Nicole Kidman, and Idris Elba.

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