How does King and Queen (sculpture) elucidate its Description?
The full size sculpture is 165 centimetres (65 in) high.  It depicts two figures, one male and one female, seated beside each other on a bench, both facing slightly to the left.
The male figure to the left is slightly taller and broader, and sits slightly further back.  It has two angular jawlines that reach forward towards a prominent chin, where it meets a third line marking the nose, with excavated cheeks and eyehole pierced between the nose ridge. There is a semi-circular loop adornment on top of the head, like a crown.  The figure has narrow arms, with one hand one in the figure's lap and the other resting on the bench.  The broad, flattened torso has few features and it is probably clothed.  The legs are mostly covered by a folded tunic, with ankles and bare feet visible, feet resting on the ground.  The hollowed concave back of the figure is incised with vertical lines recalling a backbone.
The female figure to the right is in a similar seated pose.  It has a similar flattened face with pierced eyehole but no prominent jawline.  There are incised eyelashes around the hole on the left side of the face.  Bumps at the back of the head suggests a piled up arrangement of hair, and a loop over the head suggests a diadem or tiara.  The figure has a similar flattened body, but with two domed breasts.  Its thin arms lead to hands clasped on the figure's lap.  It is also wearing a tunic, with pleats that cover most of the legs except the feet.
Moore paid special attention to hands in the final model, to give it additional interest for the viewer.  He used the hands of his wife Irina and his six year old daughter Mary, and others, as models .  Moore's assistant Alan Ingham modelled for the feet of the king figure.  The head of the queen figure was remodelled three times before Moore was satisfied.  In the final work, Moore left out the square frame behind the figures in the maquette: he said it made them look like they were goalkeepers at a soccer game.
Alan Ingham maquette