Update Re: Nelson Shanks Portrait Of Nib Clinton

Daphne Todd OBE (Past President of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters in addition to currently judging the BBC programme on 'The Big Painting Challenge') was invited to talk on yesterday's Today programme on Radio four on the theme of hidden motifs inwards in addition to the ethics of Nelson Shanks icon of Bill Clinton - in addition to the rights of the artist.

Daphne does non concur dorsum in addition to is rattling amusing!

"It's non 1 of Nelson Shanks's best paintings"

She is joined past times Georgina Adam who is the Art Market Correspondent at The Financial Times and Art Market Editor at Large at The Art Newspaper.

You tin sack head to their comments inwards yesterday's Today programme on BBC Radio four iPlayer Radio http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05413jv

Start listening at 2:54:30

I constitute Daphne's comments that it's the artist's correct to pigment the portrait they desire to pigment to hold upwardly rattling interesting.

Her comments every bit to why it's wise to hold upwardly prissy to your portrait painter are besides rattling funny!

Also encounter my previous post Can a portrait creative someone play fast in addition to unloose amongst a commission?

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