Coronation portrait of Elizabeth II

{{Short description|Painting by Herbert James Gunn}}

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| image_file = Queen Elizabeth II in Coronation Robes.jpg

| image_size=250px

| title= Queen Elizabeth II in Coronation Robes

| artist= Herbert James Gunn

| year= {{circa|1953–56}}

| medium=Oil on canvas

| height_metric= 244.5

| width_metric= 152.9

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| museum=Garter Throne Room, Windsor Castle

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Queen Elizabeth II in Coronation Robes is a portrait painting from 1953–1956 by the Scottish artist Herbert James Gunn depicting Queen Elizabeth II in her coronation robes. Her coronation had taken place on 2 June 1953 at Westminster Abbey.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/2/newsid_2654000/2654501.stm |title=1953: Queen Elizabeth takes coronation oath|date=2 June 1953|work=BBC News|access-date=6 May 2025}} The new queen had inherited the crown from her father King George VI in 1952 at the age of 25.

Coronation portraits are usually large full-length paintings, which show the monarch in coronation robes surrounded by a crown, orb and sceptre.{{cite web|url=https://www.royal.uk/state-portraits|title=New Coronation State portraits unveiled|work=The Royal Family|date=6 May 2025|access-date=6 May 2025}} Gunn was commissioned by Elizabeth, who depicted her wearing the George IV State Diadem, the purple Robe of Estate over her coronation gown, Queen Victoria's collet diamond necklace and diamond drop earrings, and the collar and badge of the Order of the Garter.{{cite web|url=https://www.rct.uk/collection/404386/queen-elizabeth-ii-1926-2022-in-coronation-robes|title=Sir Herbert James Gunn (1893-1964) - Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) in Coronation Robes c. 1953-56|work=The Royal Collection|access-date=6 May 2025}} She holds a sceptre in her right that rests on a table together with the Imperial State Crown. The Throne Room at Buckingham Palace was chosen as the background for the painting. The principal version of the portrait is located in the Garter Throne Room at Windsor Castle, while replicas are found elsewhere including within the Parliamentary Art Collection.{{cite web|url=https://artuk.org/discover/curations/queen-elizabeth-ii-70-years-of-service|title=Queen Elizabeth II - 70 Years of Service|work=Art UK|access-date=6 May 2025}}