Jonathan Yeo - Artist Info

About Jonathan Yeo

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    "A Portrait Artist Fit for a King (but Not a President)" The New York Times, by Mark Landler, Reporting from London, May 2, 2024

    A Portrait Artist Fit for a King (but Not a President) Jonathan Yeo, about to unveil a major new painting of King Charles III, also counts Hollywood royalty (Nicole Kidman) and prime ministers (Tony Blair) as past subjects. But George W. Bush eluded him.

    Few famous Britons, it seems, can resist the chance to be painted by Jonathan Yeo. David Attenborough, the 97-year-old broadcasting legend, is among those who have recently climbed the spiral stairs to his snug studio, hidden at the end of a lane in West London, to pose for Mr. Yeo, one of Britain’s most recognized portrait artists.

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