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25 January 2010

Anthony


Anthony Powell CH CBE. Henry Mee (b. 1955). London, 1980’s Catalogue. Original oil on canvas. 152.4 x 101.6 cm © Henry Mee

Writing in the catalogue to Henry Mee’s exhibition British Eminences (London, Sotheby’s, 1990), author Anthony Powell describes the artist’s working methods, which apply equally to his portrait of himself, shown here, as to that of Baroness Thatcher which can be seen on the wall.