Dorset Artist's Royal Tour Painting Goes on Display at Buckingham Palace
BUCKINGHAM PALACE, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 9 – The exhibition features 74 artworks from 43 artists across 70 tours to 95 countries, highlighting King Charles III's four decades of artistic patronage and royal diplomacy.
- The King's Tour Artists exhibition opened at Buckingham Palace in July 2025, displaying over 70 artworks from the King's private collection.
- The exhibition celebrates 40 years of King Charles commissioning artists on official tours, a tradition he began in 1985 by personally funding artists.
- The exhibit features works by 43 artists from 70 tours across 95 countries, including landscapes, portraits, and still life inspired by the travels.
- Curator Kate Heard described the display as “a fascinating group of works” that shows the King as both patron and watercolour artist, highlighting deep royal support for arts.
- This exhibition marks the first time these tour artists’ works are publicly brought together, underscoring the King's ongoing commitment to artistic patronage over four decades.
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Dorset artist's Royal tour painting goes on display at Buckingham Palace
AN artist based in west Dorset who has been commissioned by the King to capture scenes from the trips met the King and Queen at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday where a special exhibition of their work is going on display to the public
The King offers a never-seen-before glimpse into his travels through the eyes of his Royal Tour artists as 70 works from his private collection go on display at Buckingham Palace
Charcoal, oils, watercolour – anything goes! To mark 40 years of the King inviting artists with him on Royal Tours, he has hand-picked a selection – usually on display at his private residences – to showcase the breadth, depth and brilliance of this initiative
See inside Buckingham Palace where art from the King’s travels is now on display
For 40 years King Charles III has taken an artist on his tours around the world. CNN’s Christina Macfarlane gets a rare look inside Buckingham Palace where these works are on display.
Royal tour paintings from Charles’s personal collection go on display
Tom Hallifax described being a royal tour artist as ‘a lovely thing’ that is ‘very challenging as an artist, fascinating as a person’.
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