People are being given the chance to catch a rare glimpse of a Liverpool artist's "magnificent" portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
The painting, by Wavertree -born artist James Cliffe, was completed in 1971 and has previously hung in Wallasey and Birkenhead Town Halls. The large oil-on-canvas portrait shows the Queen in the garter robes, an elaborate ceremonial dress dating back to the 15th century.
Cliffe, who passed away in 1994, was familiar sight at Bluecoat Chambers, where he had a studio for more than 25 years. His speciality was Liverpool characters such as the sculptor Arthur Dooley, lord mayors and mayoresses and Queen Elizabeth II.
