Nude portrait of Python unveiled
Boomtown
A nude painting of Monty Python star Terry Jones is one of several works
to be unveiled in the Royal Society of Portrait Painters annual
exhibition.
Heidi Harrington's portrayal of the comedian will be shown with
paintings of Olympic rower Matthew Pinsent and astronomer Sir Patrick
Moore.
Portraits of chef Albert Roux and former Conservative Cabinet minister
David Mellor will also be displayed.
The exhibition will run from 29 April to 16 May at London's Mall
Galleries.
A new prize for young portrait painters, the de Laszlo Foundation Award
worth £3,000, will be among the awards presented as the exhibition
opens.
Founded in 1891, the society is devoted exclusively to the art and
development of portrait painting.
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