A new portrait of Australia’s richest woman has left people in stitches.

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart, Australia’s richest woman, was said to be so upset over the painting she demanded it was removed from the National Gallery of Australia, despite the artist’s good intentions. The portrait, by artist Vincent Namatjira, has since caused a stir online.

The portrait forms one of 21 individual pieces that make up the collection “Australia in Colour”, part of an exhibition by Namatjira’s first major survey exhibition. While the exhibition has been open since March, only now have people around the world started hearing about the likeness.

Posting to Reddit, one user captioned the painting: “The National Gallery of Australia decided to honor the country’s wealthiest woman with a portrait.”

But users were shocked by the image, claiming it looked nothing like its intended subject.

One person said: “Lol if she didn’t complain we wouldn’t have even heard about it.” Another wrote: “All I will ever know in my life about this woman is that she has an ugly painting of her hanging somewhere.”

A third replied: “She should have just quietly tried to buy it.” Meanwhile, a fourth commented: “That shouldn’t be in the National Gallery – it should be on a postage stamp so everyone can see it.”

Others said they had “never heard of her” before now, with the wealthy woman now becoming a household name – but perhaps not for the reason she would like.

Rinehart appeared alongside other well-known faces in the collection, including late Queen Elizabeth II, American musician Jimi Hendrix, Australian Aboriginal rights activist Vincent Lingiari and the former Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison.

The artist released a statement where he said he paints “people who are wealthy, powerful, or significant – people who have had an influence on this country, and on me personally, whether directly or indirectly, whether for good or for bad.”

The National Gallery of Australia also released a statement to CNN, saying it “welcomes the public having a dialogue on our collection and displays.”

The statement continued: “Since 1973, when the National Gallery acquired Jackson Pollocks’ Blue Poles, there has been a dynamic discussion on the artistic merits of works in the national collection, and/or on display at the Gallery. We present works of art to the Australian public to inspire people to explore, experience and learn about art.”

Rinehart has an estimated net worth of $30.2 billion USD (£23,985,300,000.00). According to Forbes, she’s “remained unshakeable”, and earlier this year she was said to be at the top of the publication’s Australia’s 50 Richest list.