Boris Johnson unveiled a portrait of himself at the Carlton Club in central London last night.
The prime minister – who once said he switched from writing to politics because “no one puts up statues to journalists” – attended the glamorous evening in the St James’s club which is widely regarded as the Conservative Party’s spiritual headquarters.
The club has a longstanding tradition of commissioning portraits of former Tory premiers which it then hangs on its walls.
Johnson’s portrait was done by the artist Richard Stone who previously painted Michael Howard – now Lord Howard of Lymphne – who is depicted holding an order paper at the Opposition Despatch Box.
The almost life-sized drawing shows the former PM dressed smartly in a dark blue suit, with his arms crossed.
It has provoked quite the reaction on social media.
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