Alexander Talbot Rice

Alexander Thomas Talbot-Rice (born 4 August 1969[1] in London) is a British society portrait artist.

Biography

Talbot-Rice is the son of David and Sylvia Talbot-Rice and was educated at Stowe School, Buckinghamshire[1] which he entered on a fine art scholarship. After Durham University, he gained a scholarship to The Charles Cecil School (1995-1997) followed by The Florence Academy of Art (1997-2000) where he studied classic portraiture for three years, followed by two years at the Repin Academy of Arts (2000-2002) in St Petersburg. He is one of the few Western Europeans to have studied at this academy.

Talbot-Rice has been made the first non Russian Hon Professor of the Repin Academy.

He is a great-nephew of British art historian David Talbot-Rice. Alex Talbot-Rice ran a charitable scholarship programme from his ancestral home Dinefwr Castle in west Wales,(2009-2012) on behalf of the National Trust to introduce talented and economically disadvantaged students to artistic centres in Florence and St Petersburg.

In 2005 he painted the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee, depicted HM the Coronation Coach at the Royal Mews of Buckingham Palace.[2] He has also painted portraits of Margaret Thatcher, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Pope Benedict XVI.[3] In 2007 he exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, USA.[4]

Talbot-Rice is currently painting a body of work from a studio at the Marrinsky Ballet in St Petersburg.

References

  1. 1 2 "Alexander Thomas Talbot Rice". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  2. ↑ Carloline Davies (8 June 2005). "Painting that made the Queen ache". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
  3. ↑ "Inside portrait artist Alexander Talbot Rice's studio" (Video). BBC News. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  4. ↑ "Great Britons: Treasures from the National Portrait Gallery, London". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
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