The Grand Budapest Hotel painting made in Dorset goes on display

Taylor requested a model, so that the painting was made “as a real portrait”.

Young actor Ed Munro ended up sitting for him at the Jacobean style Hanford School in Child Okeford during the summer holidays.

Munro, who is now a dancer, posted about his experience on Instagram, external and called the painting going on display a “surreal full-circle moment”.

Taylor said he had seen it “all over the place” – on iPhone cases, clocks, tote bags and even tattoos.

“Of course, I’m not allowed to market it at all because I had to sign a Hollywood contract that virtually forbade me from doing anything.”

The artist said he considered the fame of his creation “a stroke of luck”.

“It’s the only film prop I’ve ever done,” he said.

“It’s reached cult status apparently – the film is very culty, I think in the Wes Anderson universe this is considered one of the special ones.”