Photograph
1939 (photographed)
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Photograph depicting Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, Buckingham Palace, 1939. Standing, full-length, upon a richly patterned carpet in a drawing-room scene. Wearing a gown embroidered with sequins, and a diamond tiara. Lit by daylight from a window, she stands in a panel of sunlight. Gilt and upholstered furniture, marble columns, and a crystal chandelier are also seen. On the right hand side of the image, is a large upright photographers' light, mounted on a metal stand. Electrical wires lead from the base of the light out of the frame through an open doorway extending onto another, similar room.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | photography |
| Brief description | Royal Portrait by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). Photograph depicting Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, Buckingham Palace, 1939. |
| Physical description | Photograph depicting Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, Buckingham Palace, 1939. Standing, full-length, upon a richly patterned carpet in a drawing-room scene. Wearing a gown embroidered with sequins, and a diamond tiara. Lit by daylight from a window, she stands in a panel of sunlight. Gilt and upholstered furniture, marble columns, and a crystal chandelier are also seen. On the right hand side of the image, is a large upright photographers' light, mounted on a metal stand. Electrical wires lead from the base of the light out of the frame through an open doorway extending onto another, similar room. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed to the Museum in 1987 by Eileen Hose, secretary to the photographer |
| Production | Cecil Beaton photographed members of the royal family from 1930-1979. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Strong, Roy C. Cecil Beaton: the royal portraits. London: Thames and Hudson, c1988. p. 66-7 |
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| Accession number | PH.947-1987 |
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| Record created | August 2, 2010 |
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