When the first official oil portrait of King Charles as reigning monarch was unveiled at Buckingham Palace in London, it caused quite a stir, both in the U.K. and around the world. Dividing royal ...

Artist Jonathan Yeo and King Charles III stand in front of the portrait as it is unveiled at Buckingham Palace on May 14 in London. (photo by Aaron Chown-WPA Pool/Getty Images) Success!

McKenney engaged the services of Charles Bird King (1785-1862), a well known Washington portraitist, who had studied under the great Benjamin West and others, to paint this series of portraits. King ...