I've been thinking about the King Charles portrait for a few days, but I still can't decide whether the painting style reminds me more of old Puffin, Pan Horror, or Mills & Boon cover illustrations. #illustration#art#KingCharles#1970s#books

Perfect. The horror of his infernal majesty...

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For me it looks like the picture of Dorian Gray Wilde had in mind.

Saw it called The Tampon King elsewhere.

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ALlutzfernandez.bsky.socialMay 17, 2024 2:58pm

You are not going to be able to convince me this wasn’t the inspiration for King Charles’s new portrait.

Picture of Dorian Gray | The Art Institute of Chicago

Ivan Albright, 1943–44

my first thought went immediately to the vigo the carpathian painting from ghostbusters 2

The Return of Big Ears does it for me!

Yes! Definitely!

Whatever the press, definitely sci fi or fantasy.