ALEXANDER TALBOT-RICE

PORTRAIT ARTIST

Photograph by Lord Snowdon

Alexander is an Hon Professor of The Repin Academy in St Petersburg. He is a Fellow of The Royal Geographic Society, a member of the Worshipful Company of Painter Stainers and a Freeman of The City of London.

His portraits include HM Queen Elizabeth, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, HM The King and Lady Thatcher.

HM The Queen

Worshipful Company of Ironmongers, City of London

Worshipful Company of Ironmongers,
City of London

2005

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

St Georges House, Windsor Castle

2004

Lady Thatcher

Private Collection, India

2011

HE Cardinal Vincent Nichols

Westminster Cathedral, UK

2013

Alexander Talbot-Rice is one of the most sought-after portrait artists of his generation.

Xander Parish, Dancing for freedom

Mariinsky Collection

2018

Old Warrior

Private Collection, Germany

2013

Classically trained at both the Florence Academy and The Repin Academy of Fine Art in St Petersburg, he is particularly known for capturing the humanity, personality and character of his subjects.

ARTISTIC TRAINING

Stowe School (top art scholarship)

1984-1989

Stowe School (top art scholarship)

1984-1989

Stowe School (top art scholarship)

1984-1989

Brigade Squad Welsh Guards

1990

Brigade Squad Welsh Guards

1990

Brigade Squad Welsh Guards

1990

Durham University

1991-1995

Durham University

1991-1995

Durham University

1991-1995

Charles H. Cecil School, Florence, Italy (Scholarship)

1995-1997

Charles H. Cecil School, Florence, Italy (Scholarship)

1995-1997

Charles H. Cecil School, Florence, Italy (Scholarship)

1995-1997

Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy (Scholarship)

1997-2000

Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy (Scholarship)

1997-2000

Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy (Scholarship)

1997-2000

Student, Repin Academy

2000-2002

Student, Repin Academy

2000-2002

Student, Repin Academy

2000-2002

NOTABLE PORTRAITS

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

St Georges House, Windsor Castle

2004

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

St Georges House, Windsor Castle

2004

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

St Georges House, Windsor Castle

2004

HM The Queen

Worshipful Company of Ironmongers, City of London

2005

HM The Queen

Worshipful Company of Ironmongers, City of London

2005

HM The Queen

Worshipful Company of Ironmongers, City of London

2005

His Grace The Duke of Westminster

London

2006

His Grace The Duke of Westminster

London

2006

His Grace The Duke of Westminster

London

2006

HRH The Prince of Wales

Wellington Barracks, London

2009

HRH The Prince of Wales

Wellington Barracks, London

2009

HRH The Prince of Wales

Wellington Barracks, London

2009

HH Pope Benedict XVI

Vatican, Rome

2010

HH Pope Benedict XVI

Vatican, Rome

2010

HH Pope Benedict XVI

Vatican, Rome

2010

Lady Thatcher

Private Collection, India

2011

Lady Thatcher

Private Collection, India

2011

Lady Thatcher

Private Collection, India

2011

Old Warrior

Private Collection, Germany

2013

Old Warrior

Private Collection, Germany

2013

Old Warrior

Private Collection, Germany

2013

HE Cardinal Vincent Nichols

Westminster Cathedral, London

2014

HE Cardinal Vincent Nichols

Westminster Cathedral, London

2014

HE Cardinal Vincent Nichols

Westminster Cathedral, London

2014

Michael Borisovich Piotrovsky

Hermitage, Russia

2015

Michael Borisovich Piotrovsky

Hermitage, Russia

2015

Michael Borisovich Piotrovsky

Hermitage, Russia

2015

Paintings from The Marinsky Ballet

Moscow, Russia

2016

Paintings from The Marinsky Ballet

Moscow, Russia

2016

Paintings from The Marinsky Ballet

Moscow, Russia

2016

Hong Kong Jockey Club

Hong Kong

2017

Hong Kong Jockey Club

Hong Kong

2017

Hong Kong Jockey Club

Hong Kong

2017

Mariinsky Collection

Moscow, Russia

2018

Mariinsky Collection

Moscow, Russia

2018

Mariinsky Collection

Moscow, Russia

2018

Guy Ryder CBE

United Nations, Switzerland

2023

Guy Ryder CBE

United Nations, Switzerland

2023

Guy Ryder CBE

United Nations, Switzerland

2023

Alexander was exhibited at The Natioanl Portrait Gallery Washington in 2006 and his paintings are in many public and private collections world wide.

EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS

Windsor Castle

Unveiling painting of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, for St George’s House.

2004

Windsor Castle

Unveiling painting of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, for St George’s House.

2004

Windsor Castle

Unveiling painting of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, for St George’s House.

2004

The Smithsonian “Great Britons Exhibition”

At The National Portrait Gallery Washington (State Visit of HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh).

2007

The Smithsonian “Great Britons Exhibition”

At The National Portrait Gallery Washington (State Visit of HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh).

2007

The Smithsonian “Great Britons Exhibition”

At The National Portrait Gallery Washington (State Visit of HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh).

2007

Founding of Alexander Talbot Rice Academy Charity

Dinefwr Castle, Wales.

2008

Founding of Alexander Talbot Rice Academy Charity

Dinefwr Castle, Wales.

2008

Founding of Alexander Talbot Rice Academy Charity

Dinefwr Castle, Wales.

2008

The Carlyle Hotel New York

Unveiling of portrait of Bobby Short.

2009

The Carlyle Hotel New York

Unveiling of portrait of Bobby Short.

2009

The Carlyle Hotel New York

Unveiling of portrait of Bobby Short.

2009

Exhibition for The Welsh Guards

Drawings from Afghanistan.

2012

Exhibition for The Welsh Guards

Drawings from Afghanistan.

2012

Exhibition for The Welsh Guards

Drawings from Afghanistan.

2012

Lady Thatcher’s Portrait

Unveiling for The Conservative Party.

2013

Lady Thatcher’s Portrait

Unveiling for The Conservative Party.

2013

Lady Thatcher’s Portrait

Unveiling for The Conservative Party.

2013

The Hong Kong Jockey Club

The Museum in Central Hong Kong.

2014

The Hong Kong Jockey Club

The Museum in Central Hong Kong.

2014

The Hong Kong Jockey Club

The Museum in Central Hong Kong.

2014

The Hermitage Museum

Unveiling of portrait of The Director of The Hermitage, Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky.

2015

The Hermitage Museum

Unveiling of portrait of The Director of The Hermitage, Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky.

2015

The Hermitage Museum

Unveiling of portrait of The Director of The Hermitage, Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky.

2015

Huntsman exhibition, Savile Row

Pictures from the Russian Ballet and exhibition in aid of the charity, Invictus.

2016

Huntsman exhibition, Savile Row

Pictures from the Russian Ballet and exhibition in aid of the charity, Invictus.

2016

Huntsman exhibition, Savile Row

Pictures from the Russian Ballet and exhibition in aid of the charity, Invictus.

2016

Exhibition Gala

The Cavalry and Guards Club in association with Veterans Aid charity.

2018

Exhibition Gala

The Cavalry and Guards Club in association with Veterans Aid charity.

2018

Exhibition Gala

The Cavalry and Guards Club in association with Veterans Aid charity.

2018

Portrait of HM The King, as Prince of Wales

On show at The Cavalry and Guards Club

2023

Portrait of HM The King, as Prince of Wales

On show at The Cavalry and Guards Club

2023

Portrait of HM The King, as Prince of Wales

On show at The Cavalry and Guards Club

2023

Afghanistan, 2012

Alexander founded the Afghan Rugby Federation in Kabul in 2010. In 2012 he embedded as a war artist in Helmand Province with the Welsh Guards.

This led to an exhibition in Lashkar Gar, enabling Gen Charles Gurganus, Commander US Forces Southern Afghanistan, to get them all around a table for the first time.