Record

RefNoP/0297
LevelItem
TitlePortrait of Hannah Fry
ArtistBarnes; Chloe
Date2025
DescriptionMonochrome portrait of Professor Hannah Fry in red etching inks. This monoprint was first worked on an aluminium panel before being printed on Arches Huile paper with a manual etching press and finished with glazing and soft pastel. Chloe Barnes was the winner of the 2025 Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year and this portrait was unveiled on the final episode of the series in December 2025.
CaptionHannah Fry (b.1984)
by Chloe Barnes, 2025

This unique monoprint of mathematician, broadcaster and Royal Society medallist Professor Hannah Fry was created by the winner of the 2025 Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year and was unveiled on the final episode of the series in December. Barnes worked on a metal plate with oil painting techniques to create the portrait, finishing the resulting print with glazing and soft pastel.

Monoprint on paper
P/0297
ObjectNameEtching
PhysicalDescriptionMonoprint on paper
MaterialsPaper
Dimensions1350 x 1035 mm
AccessStatusOpen
ProvenanceCommissioned by the Royal Society, 2025
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