Grayson Perry – The Changeling

The Changeling, 2026

• Artist: Grayson Perry (British, born 1960)
• Medium: 9-colour silkscreen on bespoke 410gsm Somerset White Rough Textured M-R 100% cotton paper
• Dimensions (unframed): 75 × 60.2 cm
• Dimensions (float mount): 82.4 × 67.6 × 3 cm
• Dimensions (window mount): 92.3 × 77 × 3 cm
• Edition: Edition of 463
• Signature: Signed by the artist, individually numbered
• Certificate: Certificate of Authenticity included
• Printer: Make-Ready, London
• Release date: April 30, 2026 

The Changeling is a 9-colour silkscreen on bespoke 410gsm Somerset White Rough Textured M-R 100% cotton paper, executed in 2026 by Grayson Perry — one of the most celebrated, widely exhibited, and culturally significant British artists of his generation — signed and numbered from the edition of 463, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, produced in close collaboration with the artist at Make-Ready in London, and released in support of the Foundling Museum. For each artwork sold, a minimum of €195 is donated to the Foundling Museum.

Grayson Perry has established himself as one of the most distinctive, intellectually engaged, and publicly beloved figures in contemporary British art — a Turner Prize-winning ceramicist, printmaker, tapestry-maker, and cultural commentator whose practice combines extraordinary technical virtuosity with a sharp, empathetic, and often darkly humorous engagement with the defining questions of identity, class, gender, and belonging in contemporary British society. His drawing style — intricate, densely detailed, and richly narrative — is among the most immediately recognizable in contemporary British art, and its translation into the silkscreen medium by Make-Ready, his specialist London print studio, is executed with a precision and chromatic fidelity that captures the full vivid complexity of his original compositions.

The Changeling engages with one of the most enduring and psychologically resonant strands of European folklore — the changeling myth, in which a human child is replaced by a malevolent spirit — and reinterprets it for the digital age. As Perry himself describes the work as intentionally "quite disturbing," reflecting on how digital culture and artificial intelligence are reshaping our sense of self, identity, and what it means to be human. The work sits in deliberate and productive contrast with the stories of foundlings — children found and cared for by supportive communities — whose histories are preserved by the Foundling Museum, the institution this edition was created to support.

The work is in excellent condition.

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FAQ

Is this an original work by Grayson Perry?
Yes — an authentic 9-colour silkscreen on bespoke 410gsm Somerset White Rough Textured cotton paper, signed and numbered from the edition of 463, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, produced at Make-Ready in London in close collaboration with the artist.

What is the connection to the Foundling Museum?
The Changeling was created in support of the Foundling Museum — for each artwork sold, a minimum of €195 is donated to the museum, making this edition both a compelling collector's acquisition and a meaningful act of cultural philanthropy.

What is the conceptual basis of the work?
The Changeling reinterprets the ancient European folklore of the changeling — a child replaced by a malevolent spirit — for the digital age, as a meditation on how digital culture and AI are reshaping identity and selfhood. Perry describes the work as intentionally "quite disturbing."

What paper was used?
Bespoke 410gsm Somerset White Rough Textured M-R 100% cotton paper — a premium fine art paper with a distinctive rough textured surface, particularly well suited to capturing the intricate detail of Perry's drawing style.

What is the edition size?
Edition of 463 — signed and individually numbered by the artist.

What are the dimensions?
Unframed: 75 × 60.2 cm — Float mount: 82.4 × 67.6 × 3 cm — Window mount: 92.3 × 77 × 3 cm

Does the work come with documentation?
Yes — certificate of authenticity included.

Is this artwork a good investment?
Grayson Perry is one of the most consistently collected and institutionally recognized British artists of his generation. Silkscreen editions produced at Make-Ready in close collaboration with the artist, particularly those with a strong institutional and charitable context such as this Foundling Museum edition, represent compelling acquisitions for serious collectors.

Is worldwide shipping available?
Yes — secure worldwide shipping from France with professional packaging, tracking, and insurance.