The official coronation portrait of Britain’s King Charles was made public on Tuesday, two years after he was crowned, in a tradition dating back more than 400 years to a time when such a painting often became the defining image of a monarch.

On Tuesday, May 6—exactly two years after his coronation ceremony—King Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, were on hand in the Central Hall at The National Gallery in London to personally unveil the long-awaited portraits.

Two new paintings, commissioned to mark Their Majesties' Coronation in 2023, have been unveiled by The King and Queen at the National Gallery.