Philadelphia artist informed that that the portrait of former President Bill Clinton that he painted includes a shadow reference to Monica Lewinsky's infamous blue dress.

The artist said that at the left-hand side of it, there's a mantel in the Oval Office. "I put a shadow coming into the painting, and it does two things. It actually literally represents a shadow from a blue dress I had on a mannequin, that I had there while I was painting it, but not when he was there", he added.

It has been informed by Nelson Shanks that a shadow beside Clinton is a literal reference to the dress. Shanks also painted royalty, popes and world leaders. It has been said that the Clintons hate the portrait and they would like it to be removed from the National Portrait Gallery. This portrait is one of 55 photos of Clinton that rotate on and off display.

The portrait is part of the National Portrait Gallery's collection. It has been informed that no request has been received to remove the portrait from Clinton. A Clinton spokesman did not immediately said anything regarding it. The artist has painted Pope John Paul II, Princess Diana, and other luminaries.

His painted two pieces are presently on display at the portrait gallery. The two are: one of opera singer Denyce Graves and the other of the four female Supreme Court justices. Back in 2006, the portrait was released and it originally stirred argument at that time for the missing of a wedding ring from the President's hand.