Royal portrait painter says new 'fiery' work doesn't capture 'Charles'

A British artist famous for his royal portraits has claimed Jonathan Yeo’s controversial painting of the King does not capture ‘the real Charles’.

Alexander Talbot-Rice, who is famous for painting Royals, said Yeo's unconventional painting does not capture the King's ‘very gentle and intelligent’ character Last night, Mr Talbot-Rice told MailOnline: ‘Although I have a lot of respect for some of Jonathan's work, I think this one is slightly sensational, in terms of it being a portrait that has been designed to be controversial, rather than convey the character of the subject.’

The artist told how over the years he begun to suffer from presbyopia - the loss of the eyes' ability to focus on nearby objects - that made his work far harder.King Charles III prepares to unveil the painting at Buckingham Palace in London this weekThe painting is revealed for the first time by King Charles at Buckingham Palace this week

Mr Talbot-Rice said: ‘I'm not going to make a value statement about whether Jonathan's painting is good or bad. I'm just going to say that my perception of him was different.

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