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The painting depicts twelve outstanding monarchs of England (and Wessex) as the twelve disciples, chosen as those whose virtues outweighed their weaknesses. Portraits included in the painting show – from Christ’s right hand – our present Queen, George VI, George V, William IV, Henry II, Edgar the Peaceable, Athelston, Alfred the Great, Edward the Confessor, Henry VI, Edward VII, and Elizabeth I. The painting has necessarily involved extensive research, showing as it does the likenesses of so many of our monarchs, splendidly arrayed in the full coronation regalia of their periods. Even the rich adornments of the table are, apart from the early period, authentic pieces of their time and the scene is set in the Chamber of the House of Lords through its political connotations and the changing level of power of sovereigns over the centuries.
Bangor University
Bangor
Title
Last Supper
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 157 x W 114.3 cm
Accession number
OB00269
Acquisition method
gift from the Arts Council of Wales, 1974
Work type
Painting
