Photograph
1955 (photographed)
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Photograph depicting Queen Elizabeth II, Buckingham Palace, 1955. She is standing, full-length, upon a richly patterned carpet in a drawing-room scene. She is wearing a gown with narrow shoulder straps, a dark coloured sash, and a diamond crown. She holds her hands together at her waist. Turning her head towards a point to one side of the camera, her face seen slightly in profile, she looks ahead in contemplation. Gilt and upholstered furniture, marble columns, and a crystal chandelier are seen in the background.
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Materials and techniques | photography |
Brief description | Royal Portrait by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). Photograph depicting Queen Elizabeth II, Buckingham Palace, 1955. |
Physical description | Photograph depicting Queen Elizabeth II, Buckingham Palace, 1955. She is standing, full-length, upon a richly patterned carpet in a drawing-room scene. She is wearing a gown with narrow shoulder straps, a dark coloured sash, and a diamond crown. She holds her hands together at her waist. Turning her head towards a point to one side of the camera, her face seen slightly in profile, she looks ahead in contemplation. Gilt and upholstered furniture, marble columns, and a crystal chandelier are seen in the background. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'B737/1' (Written on reverse in pencil.) |
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 | B737/1 - Beaton's number |
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Accession number | PH.1577-1987 |
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Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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