Artists were instead simply instructed to paint an image suitable to moment and mood.

The direct austere design and color complexes paint the image without undue nuances - with clarity and mature independence.

Using oil paints, artists would use large brushes to paint the image.

It paints an image of a king who clearly knew the value of a great profile picture.

A labour of love, the book has been compiled over the course of fifteen years, with ten years spent painting the images and five years writing the stories.