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The Painter Behind King Charles III’s Portrait Is Loving All the Memes
Artist Jonathan Yeo is ecstatic after King Charles III’s unconventional first official portrait since his coronation flooded the internet with memes and reactions
The first official portrait of Charles since his coronation sent a shockwave through the internet with art critics and social media users alike divided by the work’s bold use of color. “It’s strangely reassuring to know a painted portrait can still spark so many conversations in an image-saturated age,” he wrote on Thursday, May 16, before needling the tin foil hat crowd. Nearly five years before Queen Elizabeth II assumed the British throne, she and husband Prince Philip welcomed their first child, son King Charles III.
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