Queen Elizabeth in Malaysian art: How local artists depicted her


A close-up detail of J. Anurendra’s 'Portrait Of My Mother As The Queen' (2010). Photo: Wei-Ling Gallery

According to Guinness World Records, the late Queen Elizabeth II, who died last Thursday (Sept 8), owns the most extensive art collection of any member of royalty, and the world’s largest private art collection.

This includes thousands of paintings and some 450,000 photographs.

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