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Merkel Portrait Debuts, First Female Chancellor in Gallery

7/1/2026

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Angela Merkel presented her commissioned portrait, marking the first appearance of a former East German chancellor in the Federal Chancellery’s official gallery.
The portrait, painted by 28-year-old German-French artist Jeremie Queyras, will be displayed at the Bode Museum from July 1 to October 4 before joining the gallery.
It becomes the eighth work in the post-war collection and the first to depict a woman chancellor.

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Angela Merkel presented her commissioned portrait, marking the first appearance of a former East German chancellor in the Federal Chancellery’s official gallery.
The portrait, painted by 28-year-old German-French artist Jeremie Queyras, will be displayed at the Bode Museum from July 1 to October 4 before joining the gallery.
It becomes the eighth work in the post-war collection and the first to depict a woman chancellor.