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Painted at Lynford Bridge and completed in 1940, this portrait merited coverage in the Singapore newspaper 'The Straits Times'. Although the exact circumstances of this unusual commission remain to be ascertained, the choice of a Polish artist at this particular time is fascinating. Within a year of the German invasion and occupation of Poland, there was a conspicuous presence of Polish refugees and service personnel in Scotland and a Polish art exhibition was staged in Glasgow. The Regiment's selection of the artist was probably also influenced by the fact that it had previously commissioned a posthumous portrait of George V as Colonel-in-Chief from him.
The Black Watch Castle & Museum
Perth
Title
HM Queen Elizabeth (1900–2002)
Date
1940
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 126 x W 101 cm
Accession number
A3848
Acquisition method
gift from 1st Battalion The Black Watch, 1971
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
signature and 1940
The Black Watch Castle & Museum
Balhousie Castle, Hay Street, Perth, Perth and Kinross PH1 5HR Scotland
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Lieutenant Colonel The Honourable Michael George Edwardes Mark Masons' Hall -
Richard Curzon (1898–1977), 2nd Viscount Scarsdale National Trust, Kedleston Hall and Eastern Museum -
George St Vincent Harris (1889–1984), 5th Baron Harris Mark Masons' Hall -
HM Queen Elizabeth (1900–2002) The Black Watch Castle & Museum -
HM King George V (1865–1936) The Black Watch Castle & Museum