A CONFIDENTIAL settlement has been agreed between Jersey Heritage and the creator of holographic portraits of the late Queen commissioned to mark the Island’s 800-year allegiance to the Crown.
Jersey Heritage had claimed that Chris Levine, the creator of the world-famous holographic Queen Elizabeth II portrait, had breached a 2015 agreement regulating use of the images, and generated millions of pounds from selling unlicensed copies.
The portraits were created from sittings with the Queen at Buckingham Palace in 2003 and 2004 by Mr Levine and Rob Munday, a pioneer in holography and lenticular imaging.
Equanimity was the first to be created, with a second, less formal, image called Lightness of Being, following four years later.
Jersey Heritage claimed that Mr Levine had made millions from selling and exploiting copies of both works without honouring the 2015 agreement that required him to pay a 20% royalty, leaving at least £650,000 unpaid plus £100,000 from the earlier settlement.
But Mr Levine argued that only Equanimity was commissioned and paid for, and argued he should receive 80% of entrance fees from Mont Orgueil Castle, where the portraits are displayed.
Now, more than a year after news of the legal row emerged, Jersey Heritage and Mr Levine have confirmed that the multi-million-pound legal row has come to an end.
“The parties acknowledge that Chris Levine was the sole artist commissioned by The Jersey Heritage Trust to create the portrait and both parties remain incredibly proud of the creative collaboration between artist Chris Levine, holographer Robert Munday of UK Company Spatial Imaging, Jeffrey Robb also of UK Company Spatial Imaging and Dr John Perry (USA) which resulted in the ground-breaking and iconic portrait of Her Late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, titled Equanimity,” a joint statement read.
However, no details of the deal are to be made public.
“The terms of the settlement are confidential,” the statement added.
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