RP 2026

Royal Society of Portrait Painters | Annual Exhibition 2026

7 to 19 May 2026, 10am to 5pm, closed on 12 May

Presented by the Federation of British Artists at Mall Galleries

001 - Professor Ranee Thakar MD, FRCOG

Alastair Adams PPRP

Oil, 102x80cm (117x95cm framed)

Professor Ranee Thakar MD, FRCOG, President 2022 - 2025, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), London.

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002 - Rory Burns, Captain, Surrey Country Cricket Club

Alastair Adams PPRP

Oil, 80x64cm (95x80cm framed)

Rory Burns is Captain of Surrey County Cricket Club and has been an opening batsman for England. The portrait was commissioned in 2025, his Testimonial Year. A Testimonial Year is a tradition in cricket, honouring a player’s long-standing...

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003 - The Glare

Julia Albo

Oil on panel, 30x40cm (42x53cm framed)

This self-portrait captures a moment of deep frustration while I was pacing in the studio. The angry look I direct at the viewer inspired the title, The Glare.

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004 - Summer Sun

Robert Allman

Gouache on paper, 23x23cm (29x29cm framed)

Summer Sun is a study of the warmth of summer light reflected around a bright room and reflected in the skin of a young woman. It is intended to portray her youth and beauty using the idea of this early part of the year, as opposed the later seasons.

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005 - Presence of Absence

Jennifer Anderson

Oil on linen, 122x190cm (122x190cm framed)

Following the death of my sister, this painting is my way of putting down on canvas what's impossible to put in to words. The real weighty presence of an absence that's solid. Too bright to look at directly, but always at the periphery of your vision…

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006 - Self Portrait

Jeremy Andrews

Oil on clay board, 36x28cm (37x29cm framed)

I recently underwent routine surgery that unfortunately didn’t go quite as planned. I painted this self portrait during my recovery as a way of documenting this part of my life’s journey and as a therapeutic way of dealing with the immense pain that …

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007 - F01

Pablo Astrain Gonzalez

Oil on canvas, 92x89cm (93x90cm framed)

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008 - Diego

Jeff Avila

Acrylic and shellac, 21x15cm

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009 - Landlord

Jane Beharrell

Oil on wood panel, 24x20cm (35x30cm framed)

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010 - Gabriel's Journey

Ange Bell

Oil and coloured pencil on panel, 28x15cm

My concern within this particular painting was to explore mark making techniques and to push the properties of oil paint. Through a process of manipulating the paint and the addition and subtraction I have endeavoured to explore the medium and add to…

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011 - Tuesday at Maya's

Ange Bell

Oil and coloured pencil on panel, 30x24cm (34x28cm framed)

My work focuses on the themes of origins and belonging and it is this concern that has formed the basis of this painting. Through the act of painting I reclaim a moment lost in the instant it occurred. The sitter is my daughter Megan, Through the pro…

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012 - Rob with a Still Life of Pheasants

Frances Bell ROI RP

Oil on canvas, 100x60cm (110x70cm framed)

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013 - Sir Nick Clegg

Frances Bell ROI RP

Oil on canvas, 95x60cm (105x70cm framed)

Catalogue: Sir Nick Clegg. Painted for the National Liberal Club.

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014 - Eleanor

Tim Benson NEAC FROI RP

Oil on canvas, 154x123cm

Eleanor has a port-wine stain birthmark on her face. She works with the charities Changing Faces and Face Equality International to challenge stigmatisation around facial difference.

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015 - Phil

Tim Benson NEAC FROI RP

Oil on canvas, 101x71cm (111x81cm framed)

Phil has a port-wine stain birthmark on his face and body. He works with the charities Changing Faces and Face Equality International to challenge stigmatisation around facial difference.

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016 - Portrait of Isabella with Dried Flowers - Drawing Study

Jason Bentley

Pencil, graphite and chalk on watercolour paper, 54x34cm (74x54cm framed)

Preparatory drawing study for the final oil painting of Isabella holding dried flowers. In developing form, my instincts are more linear than mass oriented. I spent considerable time refining the turning shapes and defining edges properly before movi…

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017 - Sunday Morning

Nichola-Rae Bevers

Pencil on paper, 49x39cm (72x52cm framed)

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018 - Arnold Turning

Leo Bignell

Crayons and graphite, 29x29cm (48x48cm framed)

A portrait of Arnold, turning. Completed later 2025, using inspiration from previous modelling sessions for this - more active - final pose. A smaller drawing, using black and red pencil, white chalk and graphite, on prepared paper.

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019 - Gilles

Anastasia Borodina

Oil on linen, 40x40cm (40x40cm framed)

Gilles – Original Portrait Painting £2,900 Preview Options Edit My fourth work in a series devoted to the first experience of a small person encountering various feelings and emotions. Memory works amazingly - pulling out of its layers.…

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020 - Hugh and Angus

Paul Brason PPRP

Oil on panel, 46x61cm

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021 - Ned studying for GSCEs (More practice papers than you can shake a slide rule at), 2025

Peter Brown PPNEAC PS RBA ROI

Oil on canvas, 51x64cm (59x72cm framed)

The dining room. We don't eat there. The kids use it for revision and homework. Ned is the youngest of 5 so the last to study for GCSE's. A rain forest was felled for his practise papers. It's an east facing room and I could stand in the light o…

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022 - Diana Dunn

John Burke

Oil, 30x20cm (40x30cm framed)

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023 - Aimee

Hillary Butterworth

Oil on canvas, 40x40cm (50x50cm framed)

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024 - Paper Crown

Hillary Butterworth

Oil on panel, 25x20cm (30x20cm framed)

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025 - Head in a Painting (Portrait of Aisha)

David Caldwell RP

Charcoal on paper, 50x30cm (70x50cm framed)

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026 - Maya

David Caldwell RP

Oil on linen, 30x25cm (50x45cm framed)

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027 - Miki

David Caldwell RP

Oil on linen, 30x25cm (50x45cm framed)

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028 - Portrait of the actress Joanna Vanderham as Diana Mitford

David Caldwell RP

Oil on linen, 75x50cm (95x70cm framed)

Catalogue: This portrait was commissioned to mark the launch of the television series ‘Outrageous’ charting the lives of the Mitford sisters in which Diana Mitford is played by Joanna Vanderham. The portrait was painted using a single pigment: Rose.…

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029 - R26

Steve Caldwell

Acrylic on gessoed wooden panel, 30x20cm (40x30cm framed)

A painting of Liverpool musician, Reid Anderson.

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030 - Self Portrait in Studio

Steve Cannon

Oil on board, 30x25cm (36x31cm framed)

Self Portrait in Studio The reflection shows the interior of the studio with completed works as well as work in progress.

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031 - Kehinde

Jonathan Chan

Oil on canvas, 60x50cm (63x53cm framed)

A friend and former colleague, Kehinde works as an architect at Foster & Partners. He sat for a couple of hours while we chatted and I produced pencil and oil studies and took photo references. An eloquent, well-read speaker and conversationalist,…

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032 - Self Portrait in Black

Amanda Coleman ROI

Oil, 18x13cm (35x30cm framed)

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033 - Clare Staughton

Anthony Connolly PRP

Oil on linen, 70x50cm (100x80cm framed)

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034 - John Bilton Esq.

Anthony Connolly PRP

Oil on linen, 90x60cm (100x70cm framed)

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035 - LAM

Anthony Connolly PRP

Pencil, 70x45cm (75x50cm framed)

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036 - Harvey, Aged 13

Belinda Crozier

Oil on board, 59x41cm (65x47cm framed)

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037 - Jo (...and Sevilla's ring)

Annabel Cullen

Oil on canvas, 86x60cm (92x66cm framed)

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038 - Dominic Oliver, MPhil (Oxon), Headmaster at Lancing College 2014-2025

Saied Dai NEAC RP

Oil on gesso panel, 122x85cm (145x108cm framed)

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039 - Man in Black

Saied Dai NEAC RP

Oil on linen on panel, 90x80cm (110x100cm framed)

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040 - Night Song

Saied Dai NEAC RP

Oil on linen on panel, 84x61cm (105x83cm framed)

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041 - Self Portrait

Sam Dalby RP

Oil on board, 40x30cm (43x33cm framed)

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042 - Tegs

Sam Dalby RP

Sanguine on paper, 48x32cm (53x37cm framed)

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043 - Portrait Of John Cahill & The Ghost Of Pablo

David Rees Davies

Watercolour, 28x23cm (35x30cm framed)

A portrait of a long term friend and fellow artist, following the death of his beloved terrier and companion, Pablo

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044 - Thea

Simon Davis RP

Oil on board, 47x35cm (60x47cm framed)

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045 - Z

Simon Davis RP

Oil on board, 46x40cm

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047 - Layout drawing for Margaret Stanley

Miriam Escofet RP

Mixed media drawing - graphite, ink, charcoal, gouache, conte, pastel, 43x35cm (55x47cm framed)

A preparatory layout drawing for the portrait of Professor Margaret Stanley for Christ's College, Cambridge.

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048 - Professor Margaret Stanley, OBE, Honorary Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge

Miriam Escofet RP

Oil on linen over panel, 80x65cm (96x81cm framed)

A portrait of Professor Margaret Stanley, OBE, for Christ's College, Cambridge. Honorary Fellow, Professor Stanley is Emeritus Professor of Epithelial Biology at the University of Cambridge. Her research focusses on human papillomavirus (HPV), the.…

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049 - Sister

Libby Fellingham

Oil on linen, 30x30cm (34x34cm framed)

Private portrait commission

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050 - Small Midnight Self

Peter James Field

Oil on wood panel, 30x20cm (36x26cm framed)

Reflective self portrait. Just turned 49 years old. Just passed nine months of sobriety from alcohol.

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051 - What in the World?

Ruth Fitton ROI

Oil on panel, 33x33cm (48x48cm framed)

This piece started life as a short sketch from life. I was really struck by the model’s pose, which combined bravado with an undercurrent of uncertainty. I was unsatisfied with the sketch, but didn’t want to lose its freshness by “developing” it. So …

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052 - On the Edge of Infinity

Marlies Forster

Oil on canvas, 150x120cm

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053 - Ladyswood

Richard Foster PPRP

Oil on canvas, 102x153cm (117x166cm framed)

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054 - Beatrice Lyall (Survivor of Domestic Abuse from a Women's Shelter in Glasgow)

Michael Fullerton

Oil on linen, 60x45cm

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055 - Self Portrait 1

Joseph Galvin

Oil on board, 26x21cm (29x24cm framed)

Applicant for membership. Self portrait painted in oils on board.

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056 - Self Portrait 2

Joseph Galvin

Oil on board, 26x21cm (29x24cm framed)

Applicant for membership. Continuation of a series of self-portraits

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057 - Online Induced High

Thomas Golunski

Oil, 30x30cm (34x34cm framed)

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058 - Coptic Orthodox Monastery

David Graham RP

Oil on canvas, 61x51cm (74x64cm framed)

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059 - Girl Reading with Still Life

David Graham RP

Oil on canvas, 51x41cm (68x56cm framed)

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060 - Musicians in Piazza San Marco

David Graham RP

Oil on canvas, 51x41cm (67x57cm framed)

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061 - Sisters enjoying Rowing Regents Park

David Graham RP

Oil on canvas, 44x62cm

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