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How to Paint a Queen: A Culture Show Special

Alastair Sooke looks at the depiction of Britain's female rulers and discovers how queenly portraits reveal Britain's changing ideas about women and power.

There are more images of Elizabeth II than any other historical figure, but how to paint a queen is one of the trickiest of artistic challenges. Alastair Sooke looks at the depiction of Britain's female rulers, from Mary Tudor and Elizabeth I to Queen Victoria and our current monarch, and discovers how queenly portraits reveal Britain's changing ideas about women and power.

59 minutes

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Role Contributor
Presenter Alastair Sooke
Presenter Alastair Sooke
Director Jude Ho
Director Jude Ho
Series Producer Pauline Law
Series Producer Pauline Law

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