A portrait of musician Elton John and his family has been unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in London.
The portrait captures John, his husband, filmmaker David Furnish, their two children, Zachary and Elijah Furnish-John, and their two Labradors, Joseph and Jacob, in their family home in Old Windsor.
Taken by photographer Catherine Opie, the portrait can be found in the gallery's Mary Weston Gallery from Tuesday, with the unveiling also marking the opening of the exhibition Catherine Opie: To Be Seen.
John and Furnish said: "To have our family photographed by Catherine Opie and on display at the National Portrait Gallery is a huge honour.
"We are huge admirers of her work and proud to have her beautiful and poignant images in our collection."
John and Furnish entered a civil partnership in 2005 and had their first son, Zachary, in 2010 before having Elijah in 2013.
The couple then married in 2014.
The pair have also been long-time advocates for LGBTQ+ rights and have campaigned to tackle HIV/Aids including through the Elton John Aids foundation to help raise money for life-saving programmes.
Speaking about the portrait, Opie added: "I arrived at Elton and David’s house three days before Christmas. I met the boys and the dogs and after a great lunch together, I made this family portrait of them in their library.
"It is truly an honour to photograph Elton, David, Zachary and Elijah.
"For me, it represents the humanity of what family can be."
The singer, whose birth name is Reginald Dwight, is best known for hit songs such as Rocket Man, Tiny Dancer and I’m Still Standing.
He rose to fame in the 1970s following the release of his second album, the self-titled Elton John (1970) and has gone on to win five Grammys, five Brit awards and achieve 10 number one singles and albums in the UK charts.
Source: Press Association
