| 1951 |
Richard William Stone born on 5 June in Witham, Essex |
| 1952 |
Family moves to Colchester |
| 1959 - 79 |
Mr Frederick Heron (a neighbour) is early artistic influence |
| 1965 |
Meets Sir Gerald Kelly, KCVO, PPRA, and continues to make regular visits to his studio until Kellys death in 1969 |
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| 1972 |
Study of Sir Adrian Boult acquired by the National Portrait Gallery |
| 1973 |
Paints portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother for Royal Anglian Regiment |
| 1975 |
Marries Anthea Margaret Stephenson |
| 1975 |
Study of Sir Arthur Bliss acquired by the National Portrait Gallery |
| 1979 |
Anglia Television documentary Morecambe and Stone |
| 1980 |
Birth of first daughter Flavia Xanthe Stone on 28 October |
| 1983 - 86 |
Exhibits on Queen Elizabeth II, lecturing on history of royal portraiture |
| 1984 |
Birth of second daughter Chloe Beatrice Stone on 5 November |
| 1985 |
Given Freedom of the City of London |
| 1985 |
First exhibition in Los Angeles, California |
| 1987 |
Gives lecture at Huntington Library and Art Gallery, San Marino, California |
| 1990 |
First marriage dissolved |
| 1990 |
Made an honorary Texan and given Freedom of the City of Austin |
| 1991 |
Marries Rhonda Marie Miller |
| 1992 |
Portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II unveiled at National Portrait Gallery, London |
| 1994 |
Birth of son William Russell Stone on 3 May |
| 2000 |
Lectures at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
| 2001 |
Lectures at Wallace Collection, London |
| 2001 |
Awarded Paul Harris Fellowship, Australia |
| 2001 |
Portrait of Dame Joan Sutherland presented to the people of Australia, Melbourne |
| 2002 |
Archbishop Desmond Tutu sittings in Cape Town |
| 2001 |
Portrait of Margaret Thatcher unveiled for British Forces Foundation |
| 2004 |
Second portrait of Margaret Thatcher sold for Conservative Party |
| 2004 |
Notable Portraits one-man exhibition at Partridge Fine Arts, Bond Street, London |