The Culture Show

Season 16 Episode 27: Episode 27: How to Paint a Queen: A Culture Show Special

There are more images of Elizabeth II than any other historical figure, but how to paint a queen is one of the trickiest of artistic challenges. Alastair Sooke looks at the depiction of Britain's female rulers, from Mary Tudor and Elizabeth I to Queen Victoria and our current monarch, and discovers how queenly portraits reveal Britain's changing ideas about women and power.

Genre:

News, Documentary

Seasons:

19

Episodes:

274

Cast:

Quality:

HD

Duration:

60 min

First Air:

2004

Rating:

6.6