A painting of embattled former Prime Minister Tony Blair in his final months in office has gone on display.
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The painting, unveiled on Wednesday, is said by the artist to be a gritty reflection of Mr Blair’s last weeks in power.
Curators said the work depicts an isolated and confrontational figure.
It is the only formal portrait painted of Mr Blair in office.
“I saw my role as a documentarist,” said artist Phil Hale.
“He had more pressing concerns than prettifying himself for a picture.”
Mr Blair’s portrait will be added to 20 paintings of British politicians on the walls of Portcullis House, near the Houses of Parliament.
It will join the likes of Margaret Thatcher and Winston Churchill.
Mr Blair was the Labour party’s longest-serving prime minister, winning three consecutive general elections between 1997 and 2007.
The former prime minister, who stepped down last June amid plunging popularity after 10 years in office, now juggles lucrative banking jobs with work as a Middle East peace envoy.
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middle east envoy what a joke
He looks serious and thoughtful. A good portrait
although I think his head looks slightly too long so making his face too thin.
A good portrait of Mr Blair and should be titled
“Could I Have Played My Part Better” and time will tell.
it shows the stress that being the prime minister has on you. gordon brown is ok because he has the face of a worn out flip flop already.
he looks like i did after we lost to the baggies
I would suggest it looks more like a caricature than a portrait ………. however the expression is one of Guilt and perhaps remorse ….. which is most definitely how it should be
Who airbrushed out his horns?
Nice painting considering what the artist had to work with. You can’t polish a tu…. erm, you know what I mean.
Got out while the going was good. G.Brown currently looking for a nice job to taken on after PM……suggest he tries teaching without the three year pay buffer.
He looks like what he is…Evil.
He was thinking “christ what have I done to Great Britain”………Please forgive me.
Perhaps he was worrying about the families of all those dead servicemen…..or contemplating all the cash he was accumulating to buy all those houses……
He was thinking of his next job,after” euro presedent” THE POPE!!!