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1950, September (photographed)
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Royal Portrait by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). One of twelve contact print photographs which has been cut out, arranged and mounted on card. Depicting Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II), Prince Charles and Princess Anne, Clarence House, September 1950.
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Brief description | Royal Portrait by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). One of twelve contact print photographs which has been cut out, arranged and mounted on card. Depicting Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II), Prince Charles and Princess Anne, Clarence House, September 1950. |
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Gallery label | Princess Elizabeth, Prince Charles and Princess Anne
December 1948 and September 1950
Just as newspaper readers had responded enthusiastically to Beaton’s wartime portraits of royalty, they were moved by the intimacy of the studies of the infant royals. One reader wrote to The Sunday Graphic and Sunday News: ‘Thank you for your page one picture last week – the picture of Prince Charles with his baby sister, which so many have been waiting so long to see. In my opinion Cecil Beaton surpassed all expectation.’
Gelatin silver contact prints mounted on card
Ph.9274-1987
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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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Other number | B.504-50 - Beaton's number |
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Accession number | PH.9274C-1987 |
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Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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