Photograph
1968 (photographed), 1968 (photographed)
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Royal Portrait by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). Photograph depicting Queen Elizabeth II in an interior drawing room, Buckingham Palace, 1968. Seated on a gilt and upholstered sofa, she rests her elbow upon its arm. She is wearing a short sleeved dress with a brooch and a pearl necklace. Tilting her head slightly, she looks ahead in contemplation. The room in the background appears formal and decorative.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | photography |
| Brief description | Royal Portrait by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). Photograph depicting Queen Elizabeth II in an interior drawing room, Buckingham Palace, 1968. |
| Physical description | Royal Portrait by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). Photograph depicting Queen Elizabeth II in an interior drawing room, Buckingham Palace, 1968. Seated on a gilt and upholstered sofa, she rests her elbow upon its arm. She is wearing a short sleeved dress with a brooch and a pearl necklace. Tilting her head slightly, she looks ahead in contemplation. The room in the background appears formal and decorative. |
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| Gallery label | Queen Elizabeth II, The Blue Drawing Room, Buckingham Palace
1968
Seated in The Blue Drawing Room, the Queen wore a lilac dress, pearl brooch and three strings of pearls. The Blue Drawing Room was originally used as a ballroom and is one of the most decorative and magnificent of the 775 rooms at Buckingham Palace. In the background of Beaton’s portrait the sumptuous flock wallpaper and two of the Corinthian columns can be glimpsed.
Gelatin silver print
V&A: Ph.612-1987
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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. 197 |
| Other number | 992/28 - Beaton's number |
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| Accession number | PH.612-1987 |
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| Record created | December 16, 2010 |
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