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.

The coronation portraits of King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla were officially unveiled Tuesday, two years to the day since the historic coronation. Charles and Camilla were on hand for the portraits' unveiling, which took place at the National Gallery in London.

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.