Timothy Whidborne
Timothy Charles Plunket Whidborne (born 1927)[1] is a British artist notable for his 1969 portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on horse back as Colonel-in-Chief of the Irish Guards,[2] of which Whidborne had once been a member.[3]
Whidborne was born at High Wycombe and educated at Stowe School where he was a contemporary of George Melly. He was a pupil of Pietro Annigoni. He exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1954[4] and in 1966 The Connoisseur described him as at "the forefront of mural decorators in England".[5]
In 1983, Whidborne was one of the artists chosen to prepare alternative designs to the long-running Machin series of British definitive postage stamps.[6] After consideration, the design was not changed and it was subsequently decided to continue with the current design for the lifetime of the Queen.
Selected publications
- Pietro Annigoni: Il Periodo Inglese, 1949-1971. Leonardo-De Luca, Rome, 1991. Edited by Luciano Pelizzari, contribution by Timothy Whidborne. ISBN 8878133973
- Woolly the Mammoth. Pheasantry Studios, London, 1993. ISBN 0952292408
- Aspects of Deal. Pheasantry Studios, London, 2002. ISBN 0952292416
- Aspects of Ireland. Pheasantry Studios, London, 2003. ISBN 0952292424
- Aspects Abroad. Pheasantry Studios, London, 2005. ISBN 0952292440 (new edition)
- Aspects Diverse. Pheasantry Studios, London, 2008. ISBN 0952292459
- A Cabinet of Curiosities. Pheasantry Studios, London, 2008. ISBN 0952292467
- Aspects of Love and Passion. Pheasantry Studios, London, 2008. ISBN 0952292475
- Aspects of Psychology. Pheasantry Studios, London, 2010. ISBN 0952292483
References
- ↑ Timothy Charles P. Whidborne BBC Your Paintings, 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ The Queen brushes up well: The world's most famous woman - by a few world-famous artists. Mail Online, 26 May 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
- ↑ Melly, George. (2006). Owning Up: The Trilogy. London: Penguin Books. p. 642. ISBN 978-0-14-193830-1.
- ↑ "The Royal Academy", Stephen Bone, The Manchester Guardian, 1 May 1954, p. 3.
- ↑ The Connoisseur, Vol. 161, 1966, pp. 64-65.
- ↑ Muir, Douglas. (2007). A Timeless Classic: The Evolution of Machin's Icon. London: The British Postal Museum & Archive, pp. 209–215. ISBN 9780955356919