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24. As far as portraits of kings go, I like it.

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What do you think about this new official portrait of King Charles? [View all] Nevilledog May 2024 OP

There is no such thing as MOMFUDSKI May 2024 #1

2 thumbs down. n/t North Shore Chicago May 2024 #2

Very hideous. Not sure what the idea of hiding leaders in painting is about lately. jimfields33 May 2024 #20

Not a fan..... Happy Hoosier May 2024 #3

His body totally blends into the background bif May 2024 #4

Is he burning in Hell? OAITW r.2.0 May 2024 #5

That's what I thought! It looks like the artist is portraying him as the devil himself. BComplex May 2024 #38

I thought he was Bettie May 2024 #41

or bathed in the blood of colonialism? Orangepeel May 2024 #46

Or maybe?? Mosby May 2024 #67

Looks more like he's drowning in a pool of watered down blood.... DemocraticPatriot May 2024 #75

Just a touch too much red for me... MiHale May 2024 #6

Is he a king or a cardinal? EYESORE 9001 May 2024 #7

Tampax- it was his dream when he was still married to Diana RainCaster May 2024 #34

Somebody must have said, "Burn in Hell!" and Croney May 2024 #8

I would like to see some stronger contrast and a few dark lines. pandr32 May 2024 #9

Maybe more fitting for Putin--given the blood-lust he has shown throughout... hlthe2b May 2024 #10

Can't say I care for it. Ocelot II May 2024 #11

Bloody Hell !?! dweller May 2024 #12

What was Han Solo frozen in? mahina May 2024 #13

I think his Camilla is better: tblue37 May 2024 #62

It was carbonite. /nt sdfernando May 2024 #86

Right! Thanks. mahina May 2024 #91

Monarch? Freethinker65 May 2024 #14

I literally recoiled when I saw it! IMO it's nightmarish. 50 Shades Of Blue May 2024 #15

Too much red & the monarch butterfly is Quakerfriend May 2024 #16

Meh. I like the ones of his spaniels better. nt sl8 May 2024 #17

Reminds me of the time Jabba the Hutt trapped Han Solo in carbonate. jls4561 May 2024 #18

Wow, I thought Francis Bacon was dead!! hatrack May 2024 #19

Doesn't look anything like King Charles ... JustABozoOnThisBus May 2024 #21

Very "Game of Thrones" Mossfern May 2024 #22

I like it too TheProle May 2024 #32

I do, too obamanut2012 May 2024 #40

I like it too n/t hibbing May 2024 #77

It's ugly MustLoveBeagles May 2024 #23

As far as portraits of kings go, I like it. Silent Type May 2024 #24

Looks a bit like a hell-haunted monarch; but that's likely just a couple of well-deserved feminine ghostly splats on Backseat Driver May 2024 #25

It is horrific. Irish_Dem May 2024 #26

Agreed DET May 2024 #60

Yes I agree, it is the extensive red everywhere. Irish_Dem May 2024 #61

Bloody awful -- and I DO mean BLOODY awful Rocknation May 2024 #27

I think when painting an "official portrait" Diamond_Dog May 2024 #28

I recall the flap over this portrait of Jerry Brown in his first term as CA Governor in the 1980s: Liberty Belle May 2024 #29

Looks like he's in hell Oneironaut May 2024 #30

Han Solo GPV May 2024 #31

I kind of like it. BlueTsunami2018 May 2024 #33

The aura emitting from hrh that it can't be detained MagickMuffin May 2024 #35

There's a free phone app for that effect Ponietz May 2024 #36

Dreadful. Biophilic May 2024 #37

I love it -- the British Monarchy's history is awash in blood obamanut2012 May 2024 #39

I have no better explanation of this conception myself.... DemocraticPatriot May 2024 #76

The Monarchy is fading away ... sanatanadharma May 2024 #42

I love it! Very unusual but I think it works. beaglelover May 2024 #43

I like it, though it could use some blue. jalan48 May 2024 #44

Ugh it's awful! nt Raine May 2024 #45

I like it canetoad May 2024 #47

Yep, I liked it too n/t Violet_Crumble May 2024 #90

Good grief NanaCat May 2024 #48

See his other work on his Instagram... IcyPeas May 2024 #49

I like it. Solly Mack May 2024 #50

I thought of the Crusades, then the Spanish Inquisition, when I first saw it. flor-de-jasmim May 2024 #51

It looks like he's being consumed by the blob. Ruby Soho May 2024 #52

I find it quite interesting. n/t demmiblue May 2024 #53

Is it Rebl2 May 2024 #54

what makes it official? Progressive dog May 2024 #55

King Charles III unveils his first official portrait since his coronation Nevilledog May 2024 #63

Thanks Progressive dog May 2024 #92

''It was commissioned in 2020 to celebrate the then-Prince of Wales's 50 years as a member of The Drapers' Company'' Donkees May 2024 #65

I don't like it sdfernando May 2024 #56

It could use MFM008 May 2024 #57

Looks like it should have been trump. Turbineguy May 2024 #58

It certainly makes a statement. Xavier Breath May 2024 #59

I like it. nclib May 2024 #64

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby May 2024 #66

Needs little horns to convince the conspiracy theorists that King Charles is a shape-shifting, satanic PufPuf23 May 2024 #68

Awful XanaDUer2 May 2024 #69

It looks like he is in hell LetMyPeopleVote May 2024 #70

Painted with tomato sauce Demovictory9 May 2024 #71

The face is a good likeness... 3catwoman3 May 2024 #72

Looks like he's riding a firetruck through Hell. Golden Raisin May 2024 #73

I like it for the hilarious irony. orange jar May 2024 #74

Hell, he looks hot. Bluethroughu May 2024 #78

The ears are too small. marble falls May 2024 #79

Looks like they added his head to a Slayer album cover. johnp3907 May 2024 #80

That's hilarious, and you are so right. blue neen May 2024 #84

This is from the Onion, yes??? PLEASE tell me this is from the Onion!!! niyad May 2024 #81

I hear you; brought to mind this Francis Bacon painting of Pope Innocent X: robbob May 2024 #95

Yikes, thzt is ugly!!! Although, as I recall, Innocent was anything but! niyad May 2024 #96

Reminds me of the painting of Dorian Gray... Pachamama May 2024 #82

I'm in the minority. I mostly like it because Ilsa May 2024 #83

I'd have to care more to care less. brooklynite May 2024 #85

is it done? i know i have done some quirky 'portraits, but i did add a little more than the face. pansypoo53219 May 2024 #87

Blood. Death. Serial Killer (watched "Silence of the Lambs" again because of Trump's weird Hannibal Lector betsuni May 2024 #88

As a painting, I like it blogslug May 2024 #89

I like it - surrealAmerican May 2024 #93

Hate It RobinA May 2024 #94

I like it Blue Idaho May 2024 #97