λ GRACE WHEATLEY (BRITISH 1888-1970)THE CORONATION PORTRAIT OF QUEEN ELIZABETH;THE CORONATION PORTRAIT OF PRINCE PHILLIPOil on canvas Both signed (lower left) and further signed to stretcher (verso)181 x 151cm (71¼ x 59¼ in.) (2)Painted in 1959. Provenance:Commissioned by Sir Emile Littler Esq. for the Palace Theatre, London in 1959Robert Miller Fine Art, London, June 28, 2003The Forbes Collection, Old Battersea House, LondonTheir sale, Lyon & Turnbull, Edinburgh, 1 November 2011, Lot154.Exhibited:London, The Royal Society of Portrait Painters, 1959 The Crown only, London, National Portrait Gallery, Elizabeth II, Portraits of Sixty Years, 1986, no. 15 (lent by the Palace Theatre)Literature:The Crown only, Malcolm Rogers, Elizabeth II, Portraits of Sixty Years (London: National Portrait Gallery, 1986), illus. p. 78-9The present lot was commissioned by Sir Emile Littler, the theatre producer, impresario and author to hang in the Palace Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue. Littler also commissioned a work depicting Sir Winston Churchill.品相报告: Both canvases are slack and slight undulating. There are a few areas of fine craquelure scattered in patches across the surface of the canvas. Otherwise both appear to be in good original condition. Inspection under UV reveals no obvious evidence of restoration or repair.注意: λ Indicates that this lot may be subject to Droit de Suite royalty charges. From 1st January 2012 all UK art market professionals are required to collect a royalty payment for all works of art that have been produced by qualifying artists each time a work is re-sold during the artist’s lifetime and for a period up to 70 years following the artists death. This payment is only calculated on qualifying works of art which are sold for a hammer price more than the UK sterling equivalent of EURO 1,000. Please see our Terms and Conditions for a full definition of these charges. For a complete list of the royalty charges and threshold levels, please see www.dacs.org.uk.