context: The Reception of the King at the Entrance of Holyrood Palace was the incident ultimately chosen; and in the following year, when the artist, upon the death of Raeburn, had been appointed Royal Limner for Scotland, he received sittings from the monarch, and began to work diligently upon the subject.
source: But several years elapsed before its completion; for, like all such ceremonial works, it proved a harassing commission, uncongenial to the painter while in progress and unsatisfactory when finished.
reference_original: Pero pasaron varios años antes de su finalización, como todas las obras ceremoniales del estilo, demostró ser un encargo abusivo, incompatible con el pintor mientras estaba en progreso e insatisfactorio cuando se acabó.
reference_flipped: Pero pasaron varios años antes de su finalización, como todas las obras ceremoniales del estilo, demostró ser un encargo abusivo, incompatible con la pintora mientras estaba en progreso e insatisfactorio cuando se acabó.