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The first official joint portrait of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge has been revealed to the public at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, England.
The Duke and Duchess visited Cambridge on Thursday to see the 210cm by 110cm oil painting by British artist Jamie Coreth.
The portrait shows the couple looking off into the distance, Prince William in a dark suit and blue tie and Kate in an emerald green gown from independent brand The Vampire's Wife, which the Duchess wore on a trip to Dublin in 2020. The dress, designed by musician Nick Cave's wife, Susie Cave, was described by British Vogue as a major turning point in Kate's style.
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The painting was commissioned in 2021 by the Cambridgeshire Royal Portrait Fund, according to the Fitzwilliam Museum.
Coreth incorporated Cambridge itself into the portrait, choosing background tones and a hexagonal architectural motif inspired by the city's buildings, the museum said in a statement.
The region is the namesake of the couple's titles, which were bestowed on them by Queen Elizabeth II on her wedding day in 2011.
The painting will be exhibited at Fitzwilliam for three years and then will be loaned to London's National Portrait Gallery in 2023 to mark that institution's reopening.
"Delighted to see this new portrait unveiled today at the @FitzMuseum_UK in Cambridge!" reads a post on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's official Twitter account.
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During their visit, Kate and William met Coreth, supporters of the project, and Sibyl Marshall, the wife of the late Sir Michael Marshall, who originally proposed the idea for the portrait, according to the Fitzwilliam Museum.
Coreth described the experience of painting the portrait as "the most extraordinary privilege of my life," according to a statement from the museum.
"I wanted to showcase Their Royal Highnesses in a way that makes them appear relaxed and approachable, as well as elegant and dignified," Coreth said in the statement.
"Since it is the first portrait to depict them together, and specifically during their time as Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, I wanted the image to evoke a feeling of balance between their public and private lives. The piece was commissioned as a gift to the public." from Cambridge, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed creating it," said the artist.
