Queen Elizabeth II was also photographed and painted by some of the leading artists of the late 20th and early 21st century.

In 2012, to mark her Diamond Jubilee, the National Portrait Gallery staged a major exhibition – The Queen Art and Image – which included works by Cecil Beaton, Pietro Annigoni, Andy Warhol, Annie Leibovitz, Gerhard Richter, Thomas Struth and Lucian Freud.

800 years of allegiance to the Crown

Also included in the exhibition was a unique work – the first holographic head and shoulders portrait of the Queen – which Jersey Heritage commissioned in 2003 on behalf of the island to mark the octocenttennial (800 years) anniversary of Jersey’s allegiance to the Crown.

The portrait was a creative collaboration between artist Chris Levine and holographer Robert Munday of UK company Spatial Imaging.

More than 10,000 images

According to Jersey Heritage, “using a stereogram camera specially commissioned for the task and a 3D scanner, over 10,000 images and 3D data-sets were taken of Her Majesty during two sittings, the first in November 2003, the second in March 2004, both in the Yellow Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace.”

A place to pay respects

This weekend, Jersey Heritage has thrown open the doors to Gorey Castle for free, to enable islanders to visit ‘Equanimity’ and pay their respects to the departed Queen.

Announcing the news to the States Assembly yesterday, Minister with responsibility for the arts, Deputy Kirsten Morel, described Equanimity as a “stunning portrait that captures the likeness of the Queen in a most unusual manner”.

It has a “depth” that reflects her own character, one of “wisdom” and “constant calm”, he said.

Pictured top: Equanimity/Queen Elizabeth II by Chris Levine (artist), Rob Munday (holographer), commissioned by Jersey Heritage.