Timothy Whidborne

Timothy Charles Plunket Whidborne (born 1927)^[1] is a British artist notable for his 1969 portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on horse back as Colonel-in-Chief of the Irish Guards,^[2] of which Whidborne had once been a member.^[3]

Whidborne was born at High Wycombe and educated at Stowe School where he was a contemporary of George Melly. He was a pupil of Pietro Annigoni. He exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1954^[4] and in 1966 The Connoisseur described him as at "the forefront of mural decorators in England".^[5]

In 1983, Whidborne was one of the artists chosen to prepare alternative designs to the long-running Machin series of British definitive postage stamps.^[6] After consideration, the design was not changed and it was subsequently decided to continue with the current design for the lifetime of the Queen.

Selected publications

• Pietro Annigoni: Il Periodo Inglese, 1949-1971. Leonardo-De Luca, Rome, 1991. Edited by Luciano Pelizzari, contribution by Timothy Whidborne. ISBN 8878133973
• Woolly the Mammoth. Pheasantry Studios, London, 1993. ISBN 0952292408
• Aspects of Deal. Pheasantry Studios, London, 2002. ISBN 0952292416
• Aspects of Ireland. Pheasantry Studios, London, 2003. ISBN 0952292424
• Aspects Abroad. Pheasantry Studios, London, 2005. ISBN 0952292440 (new edition)
• Aspects Diverse. Pheasantry Studios, London, 2008. ISBN 0952292459
• A Cabinet of Curiosities. Pheasantry Studios, London, 2008. ISBN 0952292467
• Aspects of Love and Passion. Pheasantry Studios, London, 2008. ISBN 0952292475
• Aspects of Psychology. Pheasantry Studios, London, 2010. ISBN 0952292483

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