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It is a moment of real significance for my non-profit archive that my portrait of Field Marshal The Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank has been accepted into the Royal Collection, among thirteen works from the archive now held within that institution. This was the first portrait of a British Field Marshal I ever made, and to see it enter the Royal Collection feels like the completion of a circle.
Read MoreI am honoured to share that two further portraits of His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent — photographed as Senior Colonel of The King's Royal Hussars — have been accepted into the Royal Collection, completing his contribution to the thirteen works from my archive now preserved there.
Read MoreI am profoundly honoured to share that my three portraits of His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent, photographed in his ceremonial uniform as Field Marshal, have been accepted into the Royal Collection — among thirteen works from my non-profit archive now held within that historic institution. To have these images preserved in the nation's foremost royal collection is the highest honour the Soldiery project has yet received.
Read MoreI am very pleased to be able to provide The Rifles Berkshire & Wiltshire Museum with a portrait of Captain Massey, from the 1st Battalion, The Rifles, for inclusion in their newly redeveloped galleries in Salisbury.
Read MoreThe Royal Yorkshire Regiment, custodian of more than three centuries of British military heritage, has acquired the portrait of Field Marshal The Lord Houghton of Richmond.
Read MoreThe Royal Artillery Museum has acquired a portrait of Field Marshal The Lord Richards of Herstmonceux, photographed by Rory Lewis as part of his non-profit military portraiture project. Lord Richards, the twelfth Gunner to reach the rank of Field Marshal and former Chief of the Defence Staff (2009–2013), was recently appointed Patron of the Royal Artillery Museum.
Read MoreA significant milestone in the ongoing mission to preserve military heritage — The Green Howards Museum has officially acquired Rory Lewis’s portrait of Field Marshal The Lord Houghton of Richmond.
Read MoreThe Soldiery project by Rory Lewis now forms part of the permanent collection of the National Army Museum in London. This landmark acquisition underscores the project’s historical, cultural, and educational importance, and stands at the heart of the mission of the Rory Lewis Non-Profit: to preserve military heritage through museum-grade portraiture for future generations.
Read MoreRory Lewis Non Profit is proud to donate a series of portraits to The Rifles Museum in Winchester. Located within the historic Winchester Military Quarter, the museum offers a compelling insight into the heritage and evolution of the British Army’s largest infantry regiment.
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