To Walk Invisible
Recreation of 'The Gun Portrait' with actors as the Brontë siblings for 2016 BBC Film 'To Walk Invisible'
The Gun Portrait
The original painting by Patrick Bramwell Bronte was damaged, only a fragment remains that hangs in the National Portrait Gallery. There is much debate & history around this painting.
It was a challenge to recreate it but also keep the actors likeness. I worked from a combo of references including drawings etchings & photos of the actors in costume.
The Gun Portrait Reconstruction oil on canvas H:74.6cm x W:90.2cm
Adam Nagaitis as Bramwell Bronte, Chloe Pirrie as Emily Bronte and Finn Atkins as Charlotte Bronte and Charlie Murphy as Anne Bronte.