Lucian Freud - a life in pictures

Lucian Freud, British artist Photograph: Jane Bown

Girl with Roses Photograph: Courtesy of The British Council

Lucian Freud and Lady Caroline Blackwood leaving Chelsea registry office after their wedding, 9th December 1953 Photograph: Popperfoto/Getty

A young Lucian Freud in a studio, 1954 Photograph: Paul Popper/Popperfoto

Girl with a White Dog, 1950 Photograph: Courtesy of the Tate

A portrait of Lucian Freud in his studio Photograph: Jane Bown

Lucian Freud's studio in a photograph entitled Naked Admirer Photograph: David Dawson

Self portrait entitled The Painter Surprised by a Naked Admirer Photograph: Lucian Freud/AFP/Getty Images

Lucian Freud in his studio in the photograph entitled Working at Night
Photograph: David Dawson

Visitors to Christies look at Woman Smiling Photograph: Akira Suemori/AP

Kate Moss with Lucian Freud. Freud painted the fashion model when she was pregnant Photograph: Stephen Butler /Rex Features

Naked Portrait 2002, a pianting of Kate Moss, at Christies Photograph: Ian Waldie/Getty Images

Lucian Freud with Martin Gayford in his studio Photograph: David Dawson

The painting Benefits Supervisor Sleeping is put on show at Christies Photograph: Rex Features/Ray Tang

Lucian Freud painting the Queen in 2001 Photograph: David Dawson/Government Art Collection

Royal Treasures: A Golden Jubilee Celebration Photograph: Courtesy of The Royal Collection

A portrait of British painter Lucian Freud taken circa 1990 Photograph: David Montgomery/Getty Images