This summer, The National Horseracing Museum will be exhibiting a series of paintings by John Meyer about Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, in her Platinum Jubilee year. Comprising 11 paintings about Her Majesty, the collection explores her life from childhood to Sovereign focusing on her love of country, family, horses and corgis and her dedication to her duty.

The artist says of the exhibition: “It was my original intention to paint a series of works depicting the Queen in informal and unguarded moments, in the company of her family and the things she loves. As it developed, it became apparent that my compositions needed to extend to her life of duty as well, something that is abundantly clear from her unswerving dedication to her people and her country.

I approached it as a narrative of her long life (as far as that is possible in eleven paintings). The challenges were many. Researching early periods of the narrative and linking them in a realistic way, so as to maintain continuity, was especially challenging. To make the series work as a collection of believable episodes, required works of an informal nature, as from a film, to tie it all together.

I feel privileged to have been able to paint this collection, and the many months of immersing myself in this project were particularly satisfying and rewarding.”

Click here to book your ticket to the exhibition.

Click here to view John Meyer | The Planet Earth Collection, which the Everard Read Group will be exhibiting at Masterpiece Art Fair 2022.