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Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (full-length study)

2005
Jiawei Shen

black pastel on brown paper (sheet: 41.8 cm x 29.6 cm)
Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (full-length study)

Commissioned with funds provided by Mary Isabel Murphy 2005
© Commonwealth of Australia

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Princess Mary

Portrait story: 2 minutes

Artist Jiawei Shen describes the symbolism in his portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark.
2005.97.4
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Artist and subject

Jiawei Shen (age 57 in 2005)

Her Majesty Queen Mary of Denmark (age 33 in 2005)

Subject professions

Government and leadership

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1. Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (profile head study), 2005 Jiawei Shen. © National Portrait Gallery of Australia. 2. Study for commissioned portrait of HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (full-length study), 2005 Jiawei Shen. © Commonwealth of Australia. 3. Lan Wang, Xini, Jiawei Shen and Billy, 2010 Greg Weight. © Gregory Weight/Copyright Agency, 2024. 4. Jiawei Shen, 2004 R. Ian Lloyd. © R Ian Lloyd/Copyright Agency, 2024.

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