Victoria Russell

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Victoria Kate Russell (born 1962) is the winner of the National Portrait Gallery's 2000 BP Portrait Award for portrait painting.

Her commissioned portraits have included the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, [1] Dame Shirley Williams, [2] and the Queen of Denmark, HM Margrethe II. [3]

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References

  1. Howse, Christopher (5 December 2008). "Enigmatic life of Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury". Telegraph.
  2. "Portrait of the Right Hon Dame Williams of Crosby". UK Parliament official website. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  3. "Art in Parliament: Portrait of Baroness Williams of Crosby". UK Parliament official website. Retrieved 15 April 2010.