Tiaras and rare manuscripts will also be part of exhibition by Sotheby’s, with new work of Elizabeth II up for auction
Portraits of British queens from Mary I through to Elizabeth II drawn from private collections are to go on show together for what is believed the first time for the platinum jubilee celebrations.
The Armada portrait of Elizabeth I, commemorating the failed invasion of England by Spain in 1588, a rare contemporary painting of Mary I, and Andy Warhol’s 1985 richly coloured image of the present-day monarch are among highlights of the free exhibition on each of the seven queens regnant of Britain, held at London auction house Sotheby’s from 28 May to 15 June.
