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Summary:EPISODE SIX: THE REGAL IMAGE FROM EARLY TUDOR PANEL PAINTINGS TO A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PRINCE OF WALES BY DON MCCULLIN, CAPTURING THE ROYAL LIKENESS HAS ALWAYS PRESENTED ARTISTS WITH A CONSIDERABLE CHALLENGE. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE PORTRAIT FROM ITS CRUDE ORIGINS AS SEEN ON COINS AND SEALS TO THE SUMPTUOUS CANVASSES OF VAN DYCK AND LAWRENCE, PERFECTLY ILLUSTRATE THE CHANGING ROLE WHICH MONARCHY HAS PLAYED IN FIVE HUNDRED YEARS OF BRITISH HISTORY.
Description:SIX HALF-HOUR FILMS ABOUT THE PAINTINGS IN THE ROYAL COLLECTION,FEATURING THE QUEEN. IT IS WRITTEN AND PRESENTED BY CHRISTOPHER LLOYD,THE SURVEYOR OF THE QUEEN'S PICTURES.